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PREFIXES
Prefixes are attached to the beginning of each word or root.
| PREFIX | MEANING |
|---|---|
| A, AN | WITHOUT, ABSENCE OF , NOT |
| ANA | UP, UPWARD; APART;BACK, BACKWARD |
| AB | AWAY FROM |
| AD | TOWARD |
| ALL/O , ALL | OTHER, DIFFERENT FROM NORMAL, REVERSAL |
| ANTI | AGAINST |
| AUTO | SELF |
| BI | TWICE |
| BRADY | SLOW |
| CIRCUM | AROUMD |
| CONTRA | AGAINST |
| DE | REVERSE, FROM, DOWN |
| EN, ENDO | IN, INSIDE |
| EPI | OVER, UPON |
| EX, EXO, EXTRA | OUT , OUTSIDE |
| HEMI | HALF, ONE SIDE |
| HYPER | EXCESSIVE |
| HYPO | LESS THAN NORMAL |
| INTER | BETWEEN |
| INTRA | INSIDE |
| IPSI | SAME |
| MAL | POOR, BAD |
| META | CHANGE, BEYOND,OVER,AFTER |
| MICRO | SMALL |
| MULTI | MANY, SEVERAL |
| NEO | NEW |
| ORTH/O | STRAIGHT, NORMAL, CORRECT |
| PARA | NEAR , SIMILAR |
| PERI | SURROUNDING, AROUND |
| POLY | MANY |
| POST | AFTER |
| PRE | BEFORE |
| PRO | FOR, BEFORE |
| PSEUDO | FALSE |
| RETRO | BACK, BEHIND, PULLING BACKWARD |
| SUB | BELOW, BENEATH |
| TACHY | FAST |
| TRANS | ACROSS , THROUGH |