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Prefixes
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| a | not, without at, in, on, to |
| ab | from, away |
| ad | to, toward, near |
| ambi | both |
| ante | before |
| anti | against |
| arch | chief, most important |
| at | to, toward |
| auto | self |
| bi | two, twice |
| be | about, become |
| bene | good |
| circum | around |
| co | with, together |
| con | with, jointly |
| contra | against |
| counter | opposite |
| de | reduce, away, down, remove |
| deca | ten |
| demi | half |
| di | two |
| dia | through, across |
| dis | not, do the opposite |
| dys | bad, abnormal |
| en | to cause, provide |
| endo | internal |
| epi | on, over, among, after |
| equi | equal |
| ethno | race, nation |
| eu | good, happy |
| ex | out of, away from former |
| exo | outside |
| extra | outside, beyond |
| for | away, against, not |
| fore | before, in front of |
| homo | same |
| hydro | water |
| hyper | extra, over, beyond |
| hypo | under, below |
| il | not |
| im | not |
| in | within, into not |
| infra | below, underneat |
| inter | among, between |
| intra | inside |
| intro | towards |
| ir | not |
| iso | equal |
| macro | large |
| mal | bad |
| mega | large |
| meta | change, after, between |
| micro | very small |
| mini | small |
| mis | wrongly, bad |
| mono | one, single |
| multi | many |
| neo | new |
| non | not |
| ob | in the way of |
| octa | eight |
| omni | all |
| over | above, too much |
| pan | whole |
| para | alongside, similar to |
| patri | father |
| peri | around |
| poly | many |
| post | after |
| pre | before |
| pro | forward, in favor of |
| proto | earliest, original |
| psuedo | wrong, false, fake |
| quad | four |
| re | again, back |
| retro | backward |
| semi | half, partial |
| sub | under, lower than |
| super | more than, above, extra |
| tele | far |
| trans | across, beyond |
| tri | three |
| ultra | beyond, extreme |
| un | not, the reverse of |
| under | beneath, below, insufficient |
| uni | one |
| up | toward a higher position |
| vice | in place of |
| with | from, against |