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Morpheme |
Gloss |
Mnemonic(s) |
Other example words |
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-ic |
A, N |
chronic, topic |
photographic, neurotic, psychic, historic |
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-ize |
V |
vocalize |
Americanize, extemporize, psychologize |
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-y |
N |
astronomy |
sympathy, privacy |
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anthrop |
human |
anthropology |
anthropomorphic. Philanthropy |
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bio |
life |
biology |
macrobiotic, biography, bioluminescent |
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cac |
bad |
cacophony |
caconym, cacodemonic |
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chrom |
color |
monochrome |
chromosome, chromatic |
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chron |
time |
chronic |
diachronic, chronometer, anachronistic |
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circum- |
around |
circumnavigate |
circumference, circumpolar, circumspect |
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cosm |
universe, order
ornament |
cosmic, cosmopolitan,
cosmetic |
macrocosm, microcosm, cosmogony, cosmonaut,
cosmecology |
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de- |
in reverse, away, down |
detract, descend |
decode, denote, demand, deoxygenate, deport, destruction |
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ecto- |
outside |
ectoderm |
ectoplasm, ectoparasite, ectomorph |
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endo- |
inside |
endogamy |
endoscopy, endopsychic, endomorph |
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extra- |
outside |
extraordinary |
extraterrestrial, extramarital, extraneous |
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gam |
marriage, sexual union |
monogamy, gamete |
bigamy, epigamy, gamosepalous, exogamous, gamogenesis |
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iatr |
treat, heal |
psychiatry |
iatrogenic, geriatric, pediatrician |
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idio |
individual, own |
idiom, idiosyncrasy |
idiopathy, idiomorphic, idiolect, idiochromatic |
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infra- |
below, after |
infrared |
infrastructure, infralapsarian |
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inter- |
between, among |
internal, interior |
international, interfere, interject, intercalate |
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intra- |
within |
intramural |
intravenous, introvert |
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log |
study, speak |
logic, eulogy |
anthropology, analogy, prologue |
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macro- |
long, large |
macro-economics |
macrocephalic, macrocyte, |
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micro- |
small |
microscope |
microcosm, microbe, microphotography |
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mis |
hate |
misogamy |
misogyny, misology |
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morph |
shape, form |
morpheme |
polymorphous, ectomorph, endomorph, morphology |
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nom |
law, system |
astronomy |
autonomy, binomial |
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path |
feel, illness |
pathology |
empathy, sympathy, pathos, pathetic |
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peri- |
around, close |
perimeter |
periscope, perihelion |
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phil |
love, tendency |
Anglophile, hemophilia |
philosophy, philanthropy, philately |
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phon |
sound, speech, sound |
telephone |
phonetic, euphony, cacophony, phonics, phonology, symphonic, aphonia |
|
pol |
city, state |
politics |
monopoly, police, political, metropolis, megalopolis |
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post- |
after, behind |
postwar, posterior |
posterity, post partum, postpose, post prandial |
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pre- |
before |
prehistoric |
preadolescent, pre-washed |
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pseud |
false |
pseudonym |
pseudopod, pseudoscience |
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psych |
mind, spirit |
psychiatry |
psychic, psychotic |
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pyr |
fire, fever |
pyromaniac |
pyrotechnics, pyrometer, pyrite, antipyretic |
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supra |
above, greater |
suprastructure, supranomal |
supralspinous, supraordinate, supramolecular |
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theo |
god |
theology |
polytheism, theocracy, theogony, atheist |
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top |
place |
topography |
topical, topology, toponym |
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xen |
foreign |
xenophobia |
xenon, xenogamy, xenoplastic |
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