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atelo-

atelo- prefix: incomplete; unfinished; defective.

Prefix

atelo-

  1. incomplete; unfinished; defective.

Forms of atelo-

alternative formatel-

Origin of atelo-

From international scientific vocabulary, reflecting a New Latin combining form, from Ancient Greek ἀτελής (atelḗs, “incomplete”). By surface analysis, a- + telo-.

Questions about atelo-

What does atelo- mean?
Atelo- means incomplete; unfinished; defective.
What part of speech is atelo-?
Atelo- is a prefix.

Words near atelo- in the dictionary

  1. atelines
  2. ateliosis
  3. ateliotic
  4. Atellan
  5. Atellans
  6. atelo-
  7. atelocardia
  8. atelocollagen
  9. atelomixis
  10. atelomyelia
  11. atelophobia

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