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micr-

micr- is the alternative form of micro-.

Meaning of micro-

Prefix (1)

micro-

  1. (diminutive) Very small.
    • Near-synonyms: (prefixes) mini-, nano- (loose sense); (suffixes) -cule, -ee, -el, -et, -ette, -icle, -ie, -kin, -le, -let, -ling, -ole, -ule, -y
    Synonyms:
    mini-, nano-[Appendix:Glossary, -cule, -ee, -el, -et, -ette, -icle, -ie, -kin
  2. (metric units) One millionth.
    • micro- + gram → microgram

Prefix (2)

micro-

  1. Pertaining to an aspect of micronationalism; micronational.
    • micro- + wiki → MicroWiki

Origin of micr-

From Ancient Greek μικρός (mikrós, “small”).

Questions about micr-

What is micr- the alternative form of?
Micr- is the alternative form of micro-.

Words near micr- in the dictionary

  1. micoRNAs
  2. micos
  3. Micoud
  4. micovascular
  5. MICR
  6. micr-
  7. Micr.
  8. micracoustic
  9. micracoustics
  10. micrairoid
  11. micrairoids

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Adapted from Wiktionary: micr- (page history and authors); micro- (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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