Unit 3 Prefixes

Prefixes introduced in previous units are colored gray.

Prefix Definition
a– not
amphi– around; on both sides
an– not
ana– up, throughout, again
anti– against (an action)
apo– from, off, away
auto– self
bi– two, double
cata– down, downward
de– from, down, out
di– separate, apart, double, two
en– inside
endo– inside
epi– on top of
eu– good; well-
exo– out, outside, without
extra– outside, more, beyond
haplo– single
hetero– other, different
holo– whole
hyper– too much
hypo– too little
inter– between, among
intra– inside
iso– equal
macro– large
mero– a part
meta– between, with, after; change
micro– small
mono– one, single
oligo– several; a handful
par–
para–
beside; near
poly– many, much
pro– in front of; in favor of
pseudo– false, lying
re– again
sub– an underlayer; support
sym– with, together
telo– an end; complete
trans– through
tri– three

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