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Prefixes
Language Arts Prefixes
| Prefix | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Termin- | End |
| Ami- | Like; Love |
| Hyp- | Under; less than |
| Multi- | Many |
| Sept/Hept- | 7 |
| Non- | Not |
| Re- | Again or back |
| Port- | Carry |
| Dis- | Not |
| Sex/Hex- | 6 |
| Mis- | Send; Wrong or wrongly |
| Nomin- | Name |
| Tetr/Quadr- | 4 |
| In- | Not; In or on |
| Quin/Pent- | 5 |
| Mag- | Great |
| Crat- | Rule or govern |
| Mit- | Send |
| Meg- | Great |
| Bi/Du- | 2 |
| Un- | Not |
| Octo- | 8 |
| Hypo- | Under; less than |
| Panto- | All |
| Magn- | Great |
| Pan- | All |
| Hyper- | Above or beyond |
| Ex- | Out from or beyond |
| De- | Down from; opposite of; away from |
| Pre- | Before or forward |
| Intra- | Within |
| Trans- | Across |
| Script- | Write |
| Mon/Mono/Uni- | 1 |
| Scrib- | Write |
| Nom- | Name |
| Nomen- | Name |
| Crac- | Rule or govern |
| Derm- | Skin |
| Dem- | People |
| Bene- | Good |
| Vis/Vid- | See |
| Il- | Not |
| Tri- | 3 |
| Im- | In or on; not |
| Mid- | Middle part |
| Ir- | Not |
| Mal- | Bad or badly |
| Poly- | Many |
| Maj- | Great |
| Phobia- | Fear |
| Mega- | Great |
| Auto- | Self |
| Micro- | Small |
| Lib- | Free |
| Geo- | Earth |
| Somn- | Sleep |
| Dorm- | Sleep |
| Alter- | Other |
| Amor- | Like; love |
| Ped- | Foot |
| Spect- | Look |
| Chron/Chrono- | Time |
| Audio- | Hear |
| Pseudo- | False; Counterfeit |
| Anti/Counter- | Against or opposite |
| Inter- | Among or between |
| Sub- | Under; below; not quite |
| Co/Col/Con/Com- | Together; jointly |
| Fore- | Front or before |
| Post- | After |
| Pro- | Before or foward |
| Em/En/In/Im- | In or on |
| Gram- | Something written or drawn; a record; writing |
| Graph- | Something written or drawn; a record; writingSomething written or drawn; a record; writing |
| Meter- | Measure |
| Metry- | Measure |
| Logue- | Speech; to speak |
| Logy- | The study of |
| Phone- | Sound; voice; a device that receives or emitts sounds |
| Term- | End |
| Therm- | Heat |
| Verb- | Word |
| Mov- | To move |
| Mob- | To move |
| Mot- | To move |
| Dur- | To harden; to hold out |