Greek Prefixes

a-, an-
- without
- abyss, anarchy
amphi-
- around
- amphibious, amphitheater
ana-
- up, back
- analyze, anatomy
anti-, ant-
- against
- antipathy, antagonist
apo-
- from
- apostle, apostrophe
cata-, cat-, cath-
- down
- catastrophe, category, cathedral
dis-, di-
- twice
- dissyllable, diphthong
dia-
- through
- diagonal, diameter
dys-
- ill, bad
- dysentery, dyspepsia
ec-, ex-
- from
- eccentric, exodus
en-, em-
- in
- energy, emphasis
epi-, ep-
- upon
- epidemic, epoch
eu-, ev-
- well
- eulogy, evangelist
hemi-
- half
- hemisphere
hypo-
- under
- hypotenuse, hypothesis
hyper-
- above, overly
- hyperbole, hypercritical
meta-
- after
- metamorphosis, metaphor
para-, par-
- beside
- paraphrase, parallel
peri-
- around
- perimeter, periphery
pro-
- before
- problem, prologue
syn-, syl-, sym-, sy-
- together
- synopsis, syllable, symmetry, system

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Greek Prefixes

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English Prefixes of Greek Origin

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2011-03-09T15:45:27Z

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