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Prefixes - Common
Common prefixes used in the English language
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| a- | without |
| ante- | before |
| anti- | against, opposing |
| arch- | having authority over; more extreme |
| auto- | self |
| bi- | two, twice |
| circum- | round |
| com-, con-, col- | with |
| contra-, counter- | opposite action; against |
| il-, im-, in- | movement to |
| de- | removal; separation; reverse |
| dia- | passing through; completely; going apart |
| dis- | not; opposite of |
| dys- | abnormal |
| e- | electronic |
| eco- | relating to the environment |
| en(m)- | to cause to be |
| equi- | equal |
| ex- | out of; from; no longer or without |
| extra- | very; outside; beyond |
| fore- | before; front; superior |
| hyper- | having too much |
| inter- | between, connected |
| well- | useful, successful; sufficient |
| under- | beneath; lesser; insufficient |
| intra- | within |
| kilo- | thousand |
| macro- | large in size or scope |
| mal- | bad; wrongful |
| micro- | small in size or scope |
| mid- | middle |
| mis- | wrongly; wrong |
| mono- | one; alone; single |
| multi- | many |
| neo- | based on something older but in new form; revived; modified; recent |
| non- | not |
| out- | out; going beyond; surpassing |
| over- | over/above/too much |
| post- | after |
| pre- | before |
| pro- | in favor of; priority in space or time; advancing forward or outward; substitution for |
| pseudo- | false; pretended unreal |
| quasi- | resembling; almost, not quite |
| re- | again |
| retro- | backward |
| semi- | half, partly |
| sub- | under, beneath, part of something |
| super- | above, bigger |
| trans- | across |
| ultra- | extreme |
| un- | not |
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