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A
preposition · 78% connection
In process of; in the act of; into; to; -- used with verbal substantives in -ing which begin with a consonant. This is a shortened for…
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Ante-
unknown · 78% connection
A Latin preposition and prefix; akin to Gr. 'anti`, Skr. anti, Goth. and-, anda- (only in comp.), AS. and-, ond-, (only in comp.: cf.…
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Assimilative
adjective · 78% connection
Tending to, or characterized by, assimilation; that assimilates or causes assimilation; as, an assimilative process or substance.
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Byzantine
noun · 78% connection
A native or inhabitant of Byzantium, now Constantinople; sometimes, applied to an inhabitant of the modern city of Constantinople. C (…
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Cata
unknown · 78% connection
The Latin and English form of a Greek preposition, used as a prefix to signify down, downward, under, against, contrary or opposed to,…
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Central vowel
noun · 78% connection
(linguistics) any vowel sound in which the tongue is positioned halfway between a front vowel and a back vowel.; "In practice, unround…
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Circum-
unknown · 78% connection
A Latin preposition, used as a prefix in many English words, and signifying around or about.
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Cis-
unknown · 78% connection
A Latin preposition, sometimes used as a prefix in English words, and signifying on this side.
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Co-
unknown · 78% connection
A form of the prefix com-, signifying with, together, in conjunction, joint. It is used before vowels and some consonants. See Com-.
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Contra
unknown · 78% connection
A Latin adverb and preposition, signifying against, contrary, in opposition, etc., entering as a prefix into the composition of many E…
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De-
unknown · 78% connection
A prefix from Latin de down, from, away; as in debark, decline, decease, deduct, decamp. In words from the French it is equivalent to…
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Deca-
unknown · 78% connection
A prefix, from Gr. de`ka, signifying ten; specifically (Metric System), a prefix signifying the weight or measure that is ten times th…
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Dis-
unknown · 78% connection
A prefix from the Latin, whence F. des, or sometimes de-, dis-. The Latin dis-appears as di-before b, d, g, l, m, n, r, v, becomes dif…
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Elison
noun · 78% connection
The cutting off or suppression of a vowel or syllable, for the sake of meter or euphony; esp., in poetry, the dropping of a final vowe…
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Epenthesis
noun · 78% connection
the insertion of a vowel or consonant into a word to make its pronunciation easier; "the insertion of a vowel in the plural of the wor…
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Epi-
unknown · 78% connection
A prefix, meaning upon, beside, among, on the outside, above, over. It becomes ep-before a vowel, as in epoch, and eph-before a Greek…
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Ex-
unknown · 78% connection
A prefix from the latin preposition, ex, akin to Gr. 'ex or 'ek signifying out of, out, proceeding from. Hence, in composition, it sig…
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Extra-
unknown · 78% connection
A Latin preposition, denoting beyond, outside of; -- often used in composition as a prefix signifying outside of, beyond, besides, or…
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