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Legal Terminology

Prefixes

TermDefinition
semi half (semiannual) Prefixes showing quantity.
hemi half (hemisphere) Prefixes showing quantity.
uni one (unicycle) Prefixes showing quantity.
mon one (monarch, monorail) Prefixes showing quantity.
bi two (binary, bimonthly) Prefixes showing quantity.
di two (dilemma, dichotomy) Prefixes showing quantity.
tri three (triangle, trilogy) Prefixes showing quantity.
quad four (quadrangle, quartet) Prefixes showing quantity.
quint five (quintet) Prefixes showing quantity.
penta five (pentagon) Prefixes showing quantity.
sex six (sextuplets) Prefixes showing quantity.
hex six (Hexameter, hexagon) Prefixes showing quantity.
sept seven (septuagenarian) Prefixes showing quantity.
hept seven (heptarchy) Prefixes showing quantity.
oct eight (octave, octopus) Prefixes showing quantity.
nona nine (nonagenarian) Prefixes showing quantity.
dec ten (decade, decathlon) Prefixes showing quantity.
cent hundred (century) Prefixes showing quantity.
hecto hundred (hectoliter) Prefixes showing quantity.
milli thousand (millimeter) Prefixes showing quantity.
kilo thousand (kilocycle) Prefixes showing quantity.
a without, no, not (asexual) Prefixes showing negation.
il, im, in, ir, un without, no, not (illegal, immoral, invalid, irreverent, unskilled) Prefixes showing negation.
non not, absence of, opposing, against (nonbreakable) Prefixes showing negation.
ant not, absence of, opposing, against (antacid, antipathy) Prefixes showing negation.
contra against (contradict) Prefixes showing negation.
counter opposite to, complement to (counterclockwise, counterweight) Prefixes showing negation.
de do the opposite of, remove, reduce (dehorn, devitalize, devalue) Prefixes showing negation.
ante before (antecedent) Prefixes showing time.
fore before (forecast) Prefixes showing time.
pre before (precede) Prefixes showing time.
pro before (prologue) Prefixes showing time.
re again (rewrite) Prefixes showing time.
post after (postwar) Prefixes showing time.
super above, over (supervise) Prefixes showing direction or position.
trans across, over (transport) Prefixes showing direction or position.
sonic below, under (infrasonic) Prefixes showing direction or position.
sub below, under (subterranean) Prefixes showing direction or position.
hypo below, under (hypodermic) Prefixes showing direction or position.
pro, pre in front of (proceed, prefix) Prefixes showing direction or position.
re behind (recede) Prefixes showing direction or position.
e, ex, ec out of (erupt, explicit, ecstasy) Prefixes showing direction or position.
in, im, en, em into (injection, immerse, encourage, empower) Prefixes showing direction or position.
circum around (circumference) Prefixes showing direction or position.
peri around (circumference) Prefixes showing direction or position.
co, col, com, con, cor with (coexist, colloquial, communicate, consequence, correspond) Prefixes showing direction or position.
sym, syn with (sympathy, synchronize) Prefixes showing direction or position.
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