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alpha privatives

alpha privatives is the plural of alpha privative.

Meaning of alpha privative

Noun

alpha privative (plural alpha privatives)

  1. The prefix a- (or an- when prefixing a root which begins with a vowel) found in some English words of Greek derivation. It expresses negation or absence. The prefix has cognates in other Indo-European languages, including in- in Latin and un- in English, all traceable back to Proto-Indo-European *n̥-.
  2. Either the aforementioned privative a or the Greek ἀ- (a-) itself (from which the English descendant derives).
  3. A word formed using such prefixes.

Questions about alpha privatives

What is alpha privatives the plural of?
Alpha privatives is the plural of alpha privative.

Words near alpha privatives in the dictionary

  1. Alpha Pegasi
  2. Alpha Persei
  3. Alpha Piscis Austrini
  4. alpha privativa
  5. alpha privative
  6. alpha privatives
  7. alpha privativum
  8. alpha quartz
  9. alpha radiation
  10. alpha ray
  11. alpha rays

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