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PREFIXES
Prefixes are attached to the beginning of each word or root.
PREFIX | MEANING |
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A, AN | WITHOUT, ABSENCE OF , NOT |
ANA | UP, UPWARD; APART;BACK, BACKWARD |
AB | AWAY FROM |
AD | TOWARD |
ALL/O , ALL | OTHER, DIFFERENT FROM NORMAL, REVERSAL |
ANTI | AGAINST |
AUTO | SELF |
BI | TWICE |
BRADY | SLOW |
CIRCUM | AROUMD |
CONTRA | AGAINST |
DE | REVERSE, FROM, DOWN |
EN, ENDO | IN, INSIDE |
EPI | OVER, UPON |
EX, EXO, EXTRA | OUT , OUTSIDE |
HEMI | HALF, ONE SIDE |
HYPER | EXCESSIVE |
HYPO | LESS THAN NORMAL |
INTER | BETWEEN |
INTRA | INSIDE |
IPSI | SAME |
MAL | POOR, BAD |
META | CHANGE, BEYOND,OVER,AFTER |
MICRO | SMALL |
MULTI | MANY, SEVERAL |
NEO | NEW |
ORTH/O | STRAIGHT, NORMAL, CORRECT |
PARA | NEAR , SIMILAR |
PERI | SURROUNDING, AROUND |
POLY | MANY |
POST | AFTER |
PRE | BEFORE |
PRO | FOR, BEFORE |
PSEUDO | FALSE |
RETRO | BACK, BEHIND, PULLING BACKWARD |
SUB | BELOW, BENEATH |
TACHY | FAST |
TRANS | ACROSS , THROUGH |