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pene-

/ˌpiːni/

pene- prefix: almost the thing or quality expressed by the root, as peneplain (almost a plain), peninsula (almost an island), penultimate (almost the last), penumbra (almost in shadow).

Prefix

pene-

  1. Almost the thing or quality expressed by the root, as peneplain (almost a plain), peninsula (almost an island), penultimate (almost the last), penumbra (almost in shadow).
    • Near-synonyms: quasi-, semi-, sub-
    Synonyms:
    quasi-, semi-, sub-

Synonyms of pene-

Forms of pene-

alternative before-vowelpen-
alternative form (archaic)paene-
alternative form (archaic)pæne-
alternative before-vowel (archaic)paen-
alternative before-vowel (archaic)pæn-

Origin of pene-

From Latin paene (“almost”).

Words formed from pene-

Questions about pene-

What does pene- mean?
Pene- means almost the thing or quality expressed by the root, as peneplain (almost a plain), peninsula (almost an island), penultimate (almost the last), penumbra (almost in shadow).
What part of speech is pene-?
Pene- is a prefix.
How do you pronounce pene-?
Pene- is pronounced /ˌpiːni/.

Words near pene- in the dictionary

  1. pendulums
  2. penduncle
  3. pendunculagin
  4. pendus
  5. pene
  6. pene-
  7. pene-enclave
  8. pene-enclaves
  9. pene-exclave
  10. pene-exclaves
  11. penecontemporaneous

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