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Greek Prefixes
Term | Definition |
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a-, an- | not, without, or having no |
ana-, an- | up, back, against, again, or throughout |
anti- | against, opposite |
apo-, ap- | away, off, separate |
di- | two, twice |
dys- | abnormal, bad |
endo- | within, inside |
epi-, ep- | on, upon, over, at, among, after, to, outside |
hyper- | excessive, beyond, over, or too much |
hypo-, hyp- | under, low, insufficient |
mega- | great, large, million |
micro- | very small, short, minute |
mid- | middle |
mis- | bad, badly, wrong, wrongly, to hate |
oct- | eight |
para- | beside, beyond, abnormal, assistant |
pent- | five |
pro- | before, in front of |
tri- | three, once in every three, third |
zo-, zoo- | animal, animal life |