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prefixes
Term | Definition |
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ab- | from; away from; ex. abnormal |
ad- | to; motion toward; addition to; ex. adapt |
aero- | air; ex. aerobic |
amphi- | both; around; ex. amphibian |
an- | not; ex. anarchy |
ante- | before; ex. antebellum |
anti- | against; opposite; reverse; ex. antibiotics |
ap- | to; nearness to; ex. appoint |
auto- | self; ex. automatic |
bene- | good; ex. benediction |
bi- | two; ex. bifocal |
circum- | around; ex. circumference |
co-, con- | together; ex. coauthor, confront |
contra- | against; ex. contradict |
de- | opposite of; away from; undo; ex. deactivate |
dis- | opposite; ex. discontinue |
ex- | out; beyond; away from; former; ex. exclude |
extra- | outside;beyond; besides; ex. extraordinary |
for- | not; ex. forbid |
fore- | before; ex. forecast |
hyper- | more than normal; too much; ex. hyperactive |
il- | not; ex. illegal |
im- | into; ex. immediate |
im- | not; ex. immature |
in- | not; go into; ex. inaccurate |
inter- | among; between; ex. intercede |
intra- | within; ex. intramural |
ir- | not; ex. irregular |
mal- | wrong; bad; ex. malice |
mis- | wrong; bad; no; not; ex. misfire |
non- | not; opposite of; ex. nonconductor |
ob- | against;ex. obstacle |
per- | through; ex. percolate |
post- | after; ex. posterior |
pre- | before; ex. preamble |
pro- | before; for; in support of; ex. program |
pro- | forward; ex. proceed |
re- | back; again; ex. recall |
retro- | backward; ex. retroactive |
se- | apart; ex. secure |
self- | of the self; ex. self-worth |
semi- | half; partly; ex. semicircle |
sub- | under; beneath; ex. subject |
super- | over; ex. superhuman |
sur- | over; above; ex. surface |
trans- | across; over; ex. transfer |
ultra- | extremely; ex. ultrasonis |
un- | not; ex. unable |