Prefixes and Their Meanings

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ex-

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(out of, from) Examples: exit, exhale, exclude

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fore-

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(before) Examples: foresee, forecast, foretell

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multi-

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(many) Examples: multicultural, multicolored, multimedia

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mono-

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(one) Examples: monologue, monocle, monopoly

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tri-

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(three) Examples: tricycle, triangle, tripod

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auto-

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(self) Examples: autograph, automatic, autobiography

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bi-

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(two) Examples: bicycle, bilingual, bimonthly

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circum-

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(around) Examples: circumference, circumvent, circumnavigate

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contra- / counter-

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(against) Examples: contradict, counterattack, counterargument

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tele-

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(far) Examples: television, telephone, telescope