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GREEK PREFIXES

 

Prefix Meaning Examples
a-, an- not, without amoral, anesthetic, apolitical, asocial, amorphous
anti- against antipathy, antiwar, antisocial
hyper- over hypertension, hypersensitive, hyperactivity
hypo- under hypotension, hypodermic
meta- beyond metaphysical
para- false paramilitary, paralegal
peri- around perimeter, periscope
pseudo false pseudonym, pseudoscience
sym-, syn- together, with synthesis, symphony, symbol, sympathy
epi- upon epitaph (upon the tomb), epidermis (on the skin), epicenter

 



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