Greek & Latin Roots Lists 6-10

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Astrology

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The study of stars.

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peri

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A root word meaning 'around'.

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onym

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A root word meaning 'name', as seen in 'synonym', 'antonym', and 'pseudonym'.

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bio

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A root word meaning 'life'.

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syn/sym

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Root words meaning 'same'.

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graph

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A root word meaning 'to write' or 'to draw', as in 'autograph'.

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tele

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A root word meaning 'far' or 'distant', as in 'telephone'.

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phobia

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A root word meaning 'fear', as in 'arachnophobia' (fear of spiders).

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logy

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A root word meaning 'study of', as in 'biology' (study of life).

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micro

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A root word meaning 'small', as in 'microscope'.