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-cosa-

-cosa- infix: combines with the prefixes for 1–9 to form complex prefixes referring to 21–29.

Infix

-cosa-

  1. (IUPAC) Combines with the prefixes for 1–9 to form complex prefixes referring to 21–29.

Forms of -cosa-

alternative form-cos-

Origin of -cosa-

From icosa-, itself from words like icosagon and icosahedron, which ultimately derive from Ancient Greek εἴκοσι (eíkosi).

Words formed from -cosa-

Questions about -cosa-

What does -cosa- mean?
-cosa- means combines with the prefixes for 1–9 to form complex prefixes referring to 21–29.
What part of speech is -cosa-?
-cosa- is an infix.

Words near -cosa- in the dictionary

  1. -core
  2. -corn
  3. -cort
  4. -cort-
  5. -cos-
  6. -cosa-
  7. -cosm
  8. -coxib
  9. -cracies
  10. -cracy
  11. -craft

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