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ROOTS 3
| root | meaning | example |
|---|---|---|
| aster | star | disaster, astronaut, asterisk |
| auto | self | autograph, automatic, automobile |
| bio | life | biology, amphibious |
| chrono | time | chronic, anachronism, chronicle |
| deca | ten | decasyllable, decalogue |
| demo | people | democracy, epidemic |
| graph | write | telegraph, graphic |
| litho | stone | monolith, lithography |
| logo | word, speech | theology, dialogue |
| metron | measure | barometer, metronome |
| mono | one, alone | monomial, monotone |
| onema | name | anonymous, patronymic |
| ortho | right | orthopedic, orthodox |
| philo | loving | bibliophile, Philadelphia |
| phone | sound | telephone, phonetic |
| pus, pod | foot | octopus, chiropodist |
| scope | watcher | scope, microscope |
| therme | heat | isotherm, thermometer |
| zoo | animal | zoology, zodiac |
| anthrop | man | misanthrope, anthropology |