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Cis; on this side of. Cis-alpine.

Contra (taking also the forms contro, counter). Contradict, controvert, counteract.

Cum (taking in English the forms co, col, com, con); with, together with. Co-operate, colloquy, compel, connect.

De; from, down. Descend, describe, deplore.

Dis, di, or dif; asunder. Disunite, dilute, differ.

E (taking also the forms ef, ex); out of, from. Eject, effect,

extract.

Extra; outside of, beyond. Extraordinary.

In (taking also the forms im, il, ir); in, into. Invade, imbibe, illustrate, irrigate.

In (taking also the forms ig, im, ir); not. Inactive, ignoble, impregnable, irregular.

Inter; between, among. Intercede, interjection.

Intra (taking in English the form intro); within. Introduce.

Juxta; next to, nigh to. Juxtaposition.

Non; not. Nonsense, nonconformist.

Ob (taking also the forms oc, of, op); over against, against. Object, occur, offer, oppose.

Pene, or pen; almost. Penultimate, peninsula.

Per (taking also the form pel); through. Pervade, pellucid. Post; after, behind. Postpone, postscript.

Præ (taking in English the form pre); before. Precede, predict.

Præter (taking in English the form preter); beside, past. Pretermit, preterperfect.

Pro (taking also the form por); before, for. Produce, portray.

Re, or red (before a vowel); back, or again. Return, redeem. Retro; backwards, back. Retrospect, retrograde.

Se; aside, apart. Seduce, secede.

Sine; without.

Sinecure.

Sub (taking also the forms suc, suf, sug, sup, sur, sus); under. Subordinate, succour, suffer, suggest, support, surrogate, suspend.

Subter; under. Subterfuge.

Super (taking also the form sur); over, upon. Superscribe,

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Trans (taking also the form tra); across, beyond.

tradition.

Ultra; beyond. Ultramontane.

Transport,

(3) GREEK PREFIXES.

A, or an (a, av); without, not. Apathy, anarchy.
Amphi (aμpı); about, around, both.

phibious.

Ana (ava); up, through.
Anti (avrı); against.
Aрo (año); from, away.

Amphitheatre, am

Analogy, analyse.
Antichrist, antagonist, antarctic.
Apostle, apology, aphelion.
Archangel.

Arch (apxn); first, chief.

Auto (avros); self. Autograph, autocrat, autobiography.

Cata (Kara); down.

Dia (dia); through.

Cataract, catastrophe.

Diameter, diagonal.

En, or em (ev); in. Endemic, emphasis.
Epi (en); upon. Epitaph, epilogue.
Eu (ev); well. Eulogy, euphony.

Ex, ec (ۤ) ; from, out of. Ecstasy, exodus.

Hemi (nu); half. Hemisphere.

Hyper (VTEр); over. Hypercritical, hyperbole.
Hуро (vño); under. Hypothesis.

Meta (μeta); change. Metaphor, metamorphosis.

Para (mapa); beside, against. Paraphrase, paradox.

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Peri (Teр); around. Perimeter, period.

Syn, syl, sym (ovv); with, together. Syntax, syllable, sympathy.

IV. AFFIXES.

(Classified according to the languages from which they are derived).

(1) SAXON AFFIXES.

(a) To Nouns. Ar, ard (or art), ster, ess, kin, let, ling, ock, age, dom, ery, hood (or head), lock, ness, ship.

(b) To Adjectives. Ful, some, y, like, by, en, ern, fold, ward, less, ish.

(c) To Verbs. En, er, ish.

(d) To Adverbs. Ly, ward (or wards), ways, wise, long.

(2) LATIN AND FRENCH AFfixes.

(a) To Nouns. Ant, ance or ence (Lat. antia or entia), ary (Lat. arius), ate (Lat. atus), ee (Fr. é), eer (Fr. aire, eur), ent (Lat. ens), ite (Lat. itus), ive (Lat. ivus), or (Lat. or), ine (Lat. ina), trix (Lat. trix), cule or cle (Lat. culus), ule (Lat. ulus), cy (Lat. tia), ice (Lat. itia), ment (Lat. mentum), our (Lat. or), tion, sion, or ion (Lat. io), tude (Lat. tudo), ture or ure (Lat. ura), ty (Lat. tas).

(6) To Adjectives. Ose or ous (Lat. osus), ate (Lat. atus), al (Lat. alis), an (Lat. anus), ar (Lat. aris), ary (Lat. arius), eel, (Lat. ilis), id (Lat. idus), il or ile (Lat. ilis), ine (Lat. inus), tive (Lat. tivus), tory or sory (Lat. torius or sorius), able, ible, or uble (Lat. bilis), ple or ble (Lat. plex), ant or ent (Lat. ans or ens).

(c) To Verbs. Fy (Lat. fio).

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