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Prefixes - Common
Common prefixes used in the English language
Term | Definition |
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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 |