PREFIXES 6
Prefixes
pro- |
favouring, in support of |
pro-African |
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acting for |
proconsul |
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motion forwards or away |
propulsion |
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before in time, place or order |
prologue |
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re- |
again |
repaint, reappraise, reawake |
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semi- |
half, partly |
semicircle, semi-conscious |
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sub- |
also suc-, suf-, sug-, sup-, sur-, sus- |
at a lower position |
submarine, subsoil |
lower in rank |
sub-lieutenant |
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nearly, approximately |
sub-tropical |
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syn- |
also sym- |
in union, acting together |
synchronize, symmetry |
trans- |
across, beyond |
transnational, transatlantic |
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into a different state |
translate |
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ultra- |
beyond |
ultraviolet, ultrasonic |
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extreme |
ultramicroscopic |
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un- |
not |
unacceptable, unreal, unhappy, unmanned |
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reversal or cancellation of action or state |