PREFIX
MEANING
lacking, without, not
amorphous, anemic, amoral, anarchy, aphasia
amphi
both
amphitheater, amphibiotic
ana
up, against, back
anagram, analysis, anachronism
anti
against, opposing, opposite
antipathy, antitoxin, antithesis
apo
from, off, separate
apostate, apology, apostle
cata, cath
down, away, thoroughly
catalyst, catastrophe
dia
through, across, apart
diameter, diaphanous, diagnose
dys
ill, bad, difficult
dysentery, dysphasia
exto, ect
outside, external
ectoderm, ectomorph, ectogenic
en, em
in, within, among
endemic, empiric, empathy
endo, end
within, inside
endobiotic, endoderm, endoblast
epi
on, over, outside, outer
epigram, epidermis, epitome
eu
good, pleasant, true, well
eugenics, eulogy, euphemism
hemi
half
hemisphere, hemiplegis
hetero
different
heterogeneous, heterolite
hyper
above, excessive, over
hyperbole, hypercritical
hypo
under, down, lower, less
hypodermic, hypothesis
iso
equal, alike
isomagnetic, isonomy, isosceles
macro
large, long
macrocosm, macroeconomics
mega
great, million
megacycle, megalith, megascopic
mes, meso
middle, intermediate
mesomorph, mesosphere
meta, met
later, with a change in
metabolism, metamorphosis
micro
small
microscope, micron, microsown
mono
one
monoplane, monopoly
ne, neo
new
neogenesis, neology, neophyte
olig
few
oligarchy, oligopoly
para
beside, beyond, related
parallel, paradox, paraphrase
peri
around, near, enclosing
perimeter, periscope
poly
many
polygon, polytechnic
pro
earlier, before, in front of, forward
progress, prophesy, prognosis, program
proto
first
prototype, protopathic
pseudo
false
pseudonym, pseudo, pseudopod
syn (sym, syl, sys)
with, together, at same time
synchronize, synthesis, sympathy, system, syllogism
tele
far
telepathy, telephone, telegony
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