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pseph-

/psiːf/US/psif/

pseph- prefix: pebble, small stone.

Prefix

pseph-

  1. pebble, small stone
  2. voting, election; ballot box

Origin of pseph-

From the Ancient Greek ψῆφος (psêphos, “pebble”); the later, electoral sense stems from the ancient Athenian method of voting by putting a pebble in a ballot box (for which sense see psephisma and psephophoria).

Words formed from pseph-

Questions about pseph-

What does pseph- mean?
Pseph- means pebble, small stone.
What part of speech is pseph-?
Pseph- is a prefix.
How do you pronounce pseph-?
Pseph- is pronounced /psiːf/ (UK).

Words near pseph- in the dictionary

  1. pselaphids
  2. pselaphine
  3. pselaphines
  4. psellism
  5. psellismus
  6. pseph-
  7. psephenid
  8. psephenids
  9. psephism
  10. psephisma
  11. psephismata

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