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PREFIXES AND THEIR MEANINGS

Prefix Meaning Example


anti- against antiwar
post- after postpone
mid- middle midyear
pre- before prelude
super- above, beyond supervise
de- not, opposite/down, away deform/decrease
in-, im- not impossible,
inaccurate
bi- two bicycle
mis- wrong, not misbehave
re- again rewrite
trans- across transport
dis- not, opposite disagree
non- not nonfiction
semi- half semicircle
un- not uncertain
inter- among, between intervene
over- too much overpriced
sub- under, below submerge
tele- distant telescope

Carla Kay Meyer MED 510 Foundations of


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