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brachy-

brachy- prefix: short, brief.

Prefix

brachy-

  1. short, brief
  2. short, small

Origin of brachy-

Borrowed from Ancient Greek βραχύς (brakhús, “short”).

Questions about brachy-

What does brachy- mean?
Brachy- means short, brief.
What part of speech is brachy-?
Brachy- is a prefix.

Words near brachy- in the dictionary

  1. brachot
  2. brachs
  3. Bracht
  4. Brachts
  5. brachy
  6. brachy-
  7. brachyaconitine
  8. brachyaconitines
  9. brachyanticlinal
  10. brachyanticline
  11. brachyaxes

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