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hyp-

hyp- is the alternative form of hypo-.

Meaning of hypo-

Prefix

hypo-

  1. Below; beneath; under.
    Synonyms:
    sub-, under-, infra-
  2. Deficient; less than normal.
    Synonyms:
    sub-, under-, dys-, mal-
    Antonyms:
    hyper-
  3. Designating oxoacid and oxyanions with a low amount of oxygen.
    Antonyms:
    per-
  4. Having a range which extends from a perfect fourth below the tonic to a perfect fifth above.

Forms of hyp-

alternative formhypo-

Questions about hyp-

What is hyp- the alternative form of?
Hyp- is the alternative form of hypo-.

Words near hyp- in the dictionary

  1. hyostylic
  2. hyosymplectic
  3. hyote
  4. hyotes
  5. hyp
  6. hyp-
  7. hyp.
  8. hypabyssal
  9. hypabyssally
  10. hypaconine
  11. hypaethra

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: hyp- (page history and authors); hypo- (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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