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Term | Definition |
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A, -AN | NOT |
AB | AWAY |
AD , AF | TOWARD |
AMBI | BOTH |
AMBLY | DULL |
ANTE | BEFORE |
ANTI | AGAINST |
AUTO | SELF |
BI | TWO |
BRADY | SLOW |
CATA | DOWN |
CIRCUM | AROUND |
CON | WITH , TOGETHER |
CONTRA | AGAINST |
CRYPTO | HIDDEN |
DE | DOWN , AWAY FROM |
DIA | THROUGH |
DIPL | DOUBLE |
DYS | BAD |
E | OUT |
EC | OUT |
ECTO | OUTSIDE |
EF | OUT |
EM- , EN- | IN , INSIDE |
ENDO | IN , INSIDE |
EPI | UPON |
ESO | INWARD |
EU | GOOD , NORMAL |
EX | OUT |
EXO | OUTSIDE |
EXTRA | OUTSIDE |
HEMI | HALF |
HETERO | DIFFERENT |
HOMO | SIMILAR |
HYPER | OVER |
HYPO | UNDER |
IDIO | PRIVATE |
INTER | BETWEEN |
INTRA | IN , INSIDE |
ISO | EQUAL |
MACRO | LARGE |
META | AFTER , OTHER , BEYOND |
MICRO | SMALL |
MONO | ONE |
MULTI | MANY |
NEO | NEW |
OB- | IN THE WAY |
OLIGO | FEW |
ORTHO | STRAIGHT |
PAN | ALL |
PAR- , PARA- | AROUND , BESIDE |
PER | THROUGH |
PERI | AROUND |
POLY | MANY |
POST | AFTER |
PRE | BEFORE |
PRESBY | OLD |
PRO | BEFORE , ON BEHALF OF |
PROS | TO , TOWARD |
PSEUD- , PSEUDO- | FALSE |
RE | AGAIN |
SCHIZO | DIVIDED |
SEMI | HALF |
SUB | BENEATH |
SYM- , SYN- | WITH , TOGETHER |
TACHY | FAST |
TRANS | THROUGH , ACROSS |
UNI | ONE |