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platy-

platy- prefix: flat; especially, relatively flat but wide.

Prefix

platy-

  1. flat; especially, relatively flat but wide

Origin of platy-

From Ancient Greek πλατύς (platús, “flat”).

Questions about platy-

What does platy- mean?
Platy- means flat; especially, relatively flat but wide.
What part of speech is platy-?
Platy- is a prefix.

Words near platy- in the dictionary

  1. Plattsburg
  2. Plattsburgh
  3. Plattsburgh-Burlington-Montreal
  4. Plattsmouth
  5. platy
  6. platy-
  7. platybasia
  8. platybasic
  9. platycephalic
  10. platycephalid
  11. platycephalids

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