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Prefixes
Common Latin and Greek Prefixes
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| anti- | against |
| de- | opposite |
| dis- | not, opposite of |
| en-, em- | cause to, in, among, within |
| fore- | before |
| in-, im- | in |
| in-, im-, il- ,ir- | not |
| inter- | between |
| mid- | middle |
| mis- | wrongly |
| non- | not |
| over- | over |
| pre- | before |
| re- | again |
| semi- | half |
| sub- | under |
| super- | above |
| trans- | across |
| un- | not |
| under- | under |
| a-, an- | lacking, not, without |
| ana- | up, back, again |
| arch-, archi- | chief, first |
| dia- | across, apart, through, between |
| epi- | on, outside, over, outer |
| eu- | good, well |
| hetero- | other |
| homo- | same |
| hyper- | excessive, over |
| hyp-, hypo- | under, beneath |
| macr-, macro- | long, large, prominent |
| meta-, met- | change of, over, beyond |
| micro- | small |
| neo- | new, latest of a period |
| orth- | straight, right |
| para-, par- | beside, beyond, variation |
| pro- | before, foreward |
| proto- | first |
| syn-, sym-, syl-, sys- | together |
| tele- | far, distant |
| thermo- | heat |
| topo- | place |
| zoo- | living |
| auto- | self, same |
| bio-, bi- | life, living organism |
| geo- | Earth, geography |
| mono- | single, one, alone |
| pan- | all |