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What are the different Greek prefixes?

Here are some common Greek prefixes and their meanings, organized by the concepts they represent:

Number

* mono-: one (monotone, monorail)

* di-: two (dichotomy, dioxide)

* tri-: three (triangle, tripod)

* tetra-: four (tetrahedron, tetralogy)

* penta-: five (pentagon, pentameter)

* hexa-: six (hexagon, hexameter)

* hepta-: seven (heptagon, heptad)

* octa-: eight (octagon, octopus)

* nona-: nine (nonagon, nonagenarian)

* deca-: ten (decade, decapod)

Location

* endo-: within (endocrine, endoskeleton)

* exo-: outside (exoskeleton, exothermic)

* epi-: upon, on (epidermis, epidemic)

* hypo-: under, below (hypodermic, hypothermia)

* hyper-: above, beyond (hyperactive, hyperbole)

* peri-: around (perimeter, periscope)

* para-: beside, alongside (parallel, paradigm)

* pro-: before, in front of (prologue, prognosis)

* syn-: together, with (synthesis, synchronize)

Size

* macro-: large (macrocosm, macroeconomics)

* micro-: small (microscope, microbiology)

* mega-: large (megaphone, megabytes)

Time

* a-: without (amoral, atypical)

* an-: without (anarchy, anonymous)

* ante-: before (antebellum, antecedent)

* post-: after (postmortem, postscript)

* pre-: before (prehistoric, prefix)

* pro-: before (prologue, prognosis)

Direction

* ana-: up, back (anabolic, anagram)

* cata-: down, against (catastrophe, catalog)

* dia-: through, across (diameter, dialogue)

* meta-: change, beyond (metamorphosis, metaphor)

Other

* auto-: self (automatic, autobiography)

* bio-: life (biology, biography)

* geo-: earth (geography, geophysics)

* graph-: writing (autograph, graphic)

* hetero-: different (heterogeneous, heterosexual)

* homo-: same (homogenous, homosexual)

* hydro-: water (hydroelectric, hydrophobia)

* logos-: word, study (biology, psychology)

* meter-: measure (diameter, thermometer)

* path-: feeling, suffering (sympathy, apathy)

* phil-: love (philosopher, philanthropy)

* phob-: fear (hydrophobia, claustrophobia)

* poly-: many (polyglot, polygon)

* tele-: far (telephone, telescope)

* theo-: god (theology, theocracy)

This is just a small sample of the many Greek prefixes in use. Remember that prefix meanings can sometimes overlap, and the meaning of a prefix can be influenced by its context.

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