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hyps-

hyps- prefix: height.

Prefix

hyps-

  1. Height.
  2. Aloft, on high, high.
    • hypsarrhythmia

Forms of hyps-

alternative formhypsi-
alternative formhypso-

Origin of hyps-

From ὕψ- (húps-), stem of ὕψι (húpsi, “aloft, on high”), from Ancient Greek ὕψος (húpsos, “height”). By surface analysis, hyps- + -i-.

Questions about hyps-

What does hyps- mean?
Hyps- means height.
What part of speech is hyps-?
Hyps- is a prefix.

Words near hyps- in the dictionary

  1. Hyppolite
  2. Hyppolites
  3. hyppos
  4. hypromellose
  5. hyps
  6. hyps-
  7. hypsarrhythmia
  8. hypsarrhythmias
  9. hypsarrhythmic
  10. HYPSD
  11. hypselodont

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