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prefixes and their meanings
Question | Answer |
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A [or an]- | without |
Ab- | away |
Ad- | towards |
Ambi- | both sides |
Ante- | front or before |
Anti- | against |
Auto- | self |
Bi- | two |
Dys- | painful or difficult |
Ec- | out of |
Endo- | inward |
Ex- | outside |
Hyper- | above or high |
Hypo- | low or below |
Intra- | in or into |
Macro- | large |
Mal- | abnormal or bad |
Mega- | great or large |
Micro- | small |
Mono- | one |
Multi- | many |
Olig- | few or little |
Peri- | around |
Poly- | much or many |
Post- | behind or after |
Pre- | before or in front |
Pro- | in front of or favoring |
Pseudo- | false |
Retro- | backward or back |
Semi- | half |
Sub- | under |
Supra- | above |
Trans- | across or through |