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il-

il- prefix: not; a form of the prefix in-, used before l.

Prefix

il-

  1. not; a form of the prefix in-, used before l
    Synonyms:
    a-, an-, dys-, i-, im-, in-, ir-, mal-, non-, un-

Synonyms of il-

Origin of il-

From Latin il-, assimilated form of in- before l-.

Questions about il-

What does il- mean?
Il- means not; a form of the prefix in-, used before l.
What part of speech is il-?
Il- is a prefix.

Words near il- in the dictionary

  1. IKYN
  2. Ikšķile
  3. IL
  4. Il Duce
  5. Il Papa
  6. il-
  7. il. col.
  8. IL6S
  9. ILA
  10. Ilagan
  11. Ilagans

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