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| | sur-||over and above||surreal, surrunder | | sur-||over and above||surreal, surrunder | ||
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| - | | trans-||across, from one place to another||transatlantic | + | | [[trans-]]||across, from one place to another||transatlantic |
| |- | |- | ||
| | twi-||two||twibill, twilight | | twi-||two||twibill, twilight | ||
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| | with-||against||withstand | | with-||against||withstand | ||
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| + | ===Neo-classical=== | ||
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| + | {| class="wikitable" | ||
| + | ! Prefix | ||
| + | ! Meaning | ||
| + | ! Example | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | Afro-||relating to Africa||Afro-American | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | ambi-||both||ambitendency | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | amphi-||two, both, on both sides||amphiaster, amphitheater | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | ana-/an-||up, against||anacardiaceous, anode | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | Anglo-||relating to England||Anglo-Norman | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | ante-||before||antenatal | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | anti-||opposite||anti-clockwise | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | apo-||away, different from||apomorphine | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | astro-||star||astrobiology | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | bi-||two||bicycle | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | bio-||biological||biodegrade | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | circum-||around||circumnavigate | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | cis-||on this side of||cislunar | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | con-/com-/col-/cor-/co-||together or with||confederation, commingle, colleague, correlation, cohabit | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | contra-||opposite||contradict | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | cryo-||ice||cryogenics | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | crypto-||hidden, secret||cryptography | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | demi-||half||demigod | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | demo-||people||demography | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | di-||two||dioxide | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | down- ||to make something lesser, lower or worse||downgrade | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | du-/duo-||two||duet | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | eco-||ecological||ecosystem | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | electro-||electric, electricity||electro-analysis | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | epi-||upon, at, close upon, in addition||epidermis | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | Euro-||European||Eurocentric | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | ex-||out of||export | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | extra-||outside||extracurricular | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | fin-||kinship||affinity | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | Franco-||French, France||Francophile | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | geo-||relating to the earth or its surface||geography | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | hetero-||different||heterosexual | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | hemi-||half||hemimorphic | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | homo-||same||homosexual, homophobic | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | hydro-||relating to water, or using water||hydroelectricity | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | hypo-|| under or below something, low || hypothermia | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | in-||in, into||insert | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | iso-||equal||isochromatic | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | intra-||inside||intravenous | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | maxi-||very long, very large||maxi-skirt | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | mega-/megalo-||very large||megastar, megalopolis | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | meta-||after, along with, beyond, among, behind||meta-theory | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | mid-||middle||midlife | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | micro-||minute size||microbacillus | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | midi-||medium-sized||midi-length | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | mono-||one, sole, only||monogamy | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | multi-||many||multi-storey | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | paleo-||old||paleo-lithic | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | para-||beside, beyond||parallel | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | ped-/pod-||foot||pedestrian, podiatrist | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | per-||through, completely, wrongly, exceedingly||permeate, permute | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | peri-||around||periphrase | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | poly-||many||polygon | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | photo-||light, photography, photograph||photoelectric | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | preter-||beyond, past, more than||preternatural | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | pro-||substitute, deputy||proconsul | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | pro-||before||procambium | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | pyro-||fire||pyrokinetic | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | quasi-||partly, almost, appearing to be but not really||quasi-religious | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | retro-||backwards||retrograde | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | self-||self||self-sufficient | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | socio-||society, social, sociological||sociopath | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | supra-||above||suprarenal | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | syn-/sym-/syl-||together or with||synthesis, symbol, syllable | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | tele-||at a distance||television | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | tri-||three||tricycle | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | uni-||one||unicycle | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | up-||to make something greater, higher, or better||upgrade | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | ven-||to move forward||venal | ||
| + | |} | ||
| + | |||
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| Prefix | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| a-/an- | lacking in, lack of | asexual, anemic |
| a- | verb > predicative adjective with progressive aspect | afloat, atremble |
| anti- | against | anti-war, antivirus, anti-human |
| arch- | supreme, highest, worst | arch-rival |
| auto- | self | autobiography, automatic |
| be- | equipped with, covered with, beset with (pejorative or facetious) | bedeviled, becalm, bedazzle, bewitch |
| co- | joint, with, accompanying | co-worker, coordinator, cooperation |
| counter- | against, in opposition to | counteract, counterpart |
| de- | reverse action, get rid of | de-emphasise |
| dis- | not, opposite of | disloyal, disagree |
| dis- | reverse action, get rid of | disconnect, disinformation, |
| en-/em- | to make into, to put into, to get into | enmesh, empower |
| ex- | former | ex-husband, ex-boss, ex-colleague |
| fore- | before | forerunner, |
| hyper- | extra specially, over, high | hypermarket, hyperthermia |
| in-/il-/im-/ir- | not, opposite of | inexact, irregular |
| infra- | below, beneath | infrared |
| inter- | between, among | interstate, interact |
| mal- | bad(ly) | malnourish |
| mini- | small | minimarket, mini-room |
| mis- | wrong, astray | misinformation, misguide |
| neo- | new, revived | Neolithic |
| non- | not | nonexistent |
| out- | better, faster, longer, beyond | outreach, outcome |
| over- | too much | overreact, overact |
| pan- | all, world-wide | pan-African |
| post- | after | post-election, post-graduation |
| pre- | before | pre-election, pre-enter |
| pro- | for, on the side of | pro-life |
| proto- | first, original | prototype |
| pseudo- | false, imitation | pseudonym |
| re- | again, back | rerun |
| semi- | half | semicircle |
| step- | family relation by remarriage | stepbrother |
| sub- | under, lower than, less than, beneath, lesser in rank | sub-zero |
| super- | over, above, more than, above, better | super-heated, superpower, supernatural |
| sur- | over and above | surreal, surrunder |
| trans- | across, from one place to another | transatlantic |
| twi- | two | twibill, twilight |
| ultra- | beyond, extremely | ultraviolet, ultramagnetic |
| un- | not, opposite of | unnecessary, unequal |
| un- | reverse action, deprive of, release from | undo, untie |
| under- | below, beneath, lower in grade/dignity, lesser, insufficient | underachieve, underground, underpass |
| vice- | deputy | vice-president, vice-principal |
| with- | against | withstand |
Neo-classical
| Prefix | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Afro- | relating to Africa | Afro-American |
| ambi- | both | ambitendency |
| amphi- | two, both, on both sides | amphiaster, amphitheater |
| ana-/an- | up, against | anacardiaceous, anode |
| Anglo- | relating to England | Anglo-Norman |
| ante- | before | antenatal |
| anti- | opposite | anti-clockwise |
| apo- | away, different from | apomorphine |
| astro- | star | astrobiology |
| bi- | two | bicycle |
| bio- | biological | biodegrade |
| circum- | around | circumnavigate |
| cis- | on this side of | cislunar |
| con-/com-/col-/cor-/co- | together or with | confederation, commingle, colleague, correlation, cohabit |
| contra- | opposite | contradict |
| cryo- | ice | cryogenics |
| crypto- | hidden, secret | cryptography |
| demi- | half | demigod |
| demo- | people | demography |
| di- | two | dioxide |
| down- | to make something lesser, lower or worse | downgrade |
| du-/duo- | two | duet |
| eco- | ecological | ecosystem |
| electro- | electric, electricity | electro-analysis |
| epi- | upon, at, close upon, in addition | epidermis |
| Euro- | European | Eurocentric |
| ex- | out of | export |
| extra- | outside | extracurricular |
| fin- | kinship | affinity |
| Franco- | French, France | Francophile |
| geo- | relating to the earth or its surface | geography |
| hetero- | different | heterosexual |
| hemi- | half | hemimorphic |
| homo- | same | homosexual, homophobic |
| hydro- | relating to water, or using water | hydroelectricity |
| hypo- | under or below something, low | hypothermia |
| in- | in, into | insert |
| iso- | equal | isochromatic |
| intra- | inside | intravenous |
| maxi- | very long, very large | maxi-skirt |
| mega-/megalo- | very large | megastar, megalopolis |
| meta- | after, along with, beyond, among, behind | meta-theory |
| mid- | middle | midlife |
| micro- | minute size | microbacillus |
| midi- | medium-sized | midi-length |
| mono- | one, sole, only | monogamy |
| multi- | many | multi-storey |
| paleo- | old | paleo-lithic |
| para- | beside, beyond | parallel |
| ped-/pod- | foot | pedestrian, podiatrist |
| per- | through, completely, wrongly, exceedingly | permeate, permute |
| peri- | around | periphrase |
| poly- | many | polygon |
| photo- | light, photography, photograph | photoelectric |
| preter- | beyond, past, more than | preternatural |
| pro- | substitute, deputy | proconsul |
| pro- | before | procambium |
| pyro- | fire | pyrokinetic |
| quasi- | partly, almost, appearing to be but not really | quasi-religious |
| retro- | backwards | retrograde |
| self- | self | self-sufficient |
| socio- | society, social, sociological | sociopath |
| supra- | above | suprarenal |
| syn-/sym-/syl- | together or with | synthesis, symbol, syllable |
| tele- | at a distance | television |
| tri- | three | tricycle |
| uni- | one | unicycle |
| up- | to make something greater, higher, or better | upgrade |
| ven- | to move forward | venal |
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