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Prefixes
Term | Definition |
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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 |