Prefixes

-a, -an

not, without, un
amphi-

both, on both sides, around
ana-

up, back, again
anti, ant-

instead of, against, in opposition to , opposite
apo-

from, out of, away away from, off, utterly, completely
cata-

down, against, completely
dia-, di-

through, across, over, apart
en-, em-

in
epi-, ep-

on, upon, above, over, at, near, in addition
exo-, ecto-

outside
hyper-

over, above, beyond, excessive
hypo-, hyp-

under, below, insufficient
meta-, met-

behind, beyond; it often indicates change
para-, par

beside, beyond, near, incorrectly
peri-

around, about
pro-

earlier, in front of, instead of
syn-, sym-, syl-, sy-

together, with
dys-

bad, ill, abnormal
ec-, ex-

out, from, off

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Prefixes

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short list of prefixes from Words and IDeas

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2011-01-15T01:18:55Z

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