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meio-

meio- prefix: small, little.

Prefix

meio-

  1. Small, little.
  2. Related to meiosis.

Forms of meio-

alternative formmio-

Origin of meio-

Ultimately from Ancient Greek μεῖον (meîon, “less”).

Questions about meio-

What does meio- mean?
Meio- means small, little.
What part of speech is meio-?
Meio- is a prefix.

Words near meio- in the dictionary

  1. Meins
  2. Meinung
  3. meiny
  4. Meinzer
  5. Meinzers
  6. meio-
  7. meiobar
  8. meiobars
  9. meiobenthic
  10. meiobenthos
  11. Meiocene

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