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chao-

chao- prefix: chaos.

Prefix

chao-

  1. Chaos.

Origin of chao-

Combining form from chaos. Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek χάος (kháos, “chasm, void, empty space”).

Questions about chao-

What does chao- mean?
Chao- means chaos.
What part of speech is chao-?
Chao- is a prefix.

Words near chao- in the dictionary

  1. chao ta
  2. chao tah
  3. chao tar
  4. chao tom
  5. Chao'an
  6. chao-
  7. Chao-ch'ing
  8. Chao-t'ung
  9. Chaoba
  10. Chaobi
  11. chaoborid

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