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stauro-

stauro- prefix: cross; cross-shaped.

Prefix

stauro-

  1. cross; cross-shaped

Origin of stauro-

From Ancient Greek σταυρός (staurós, “cross”).

Questions about stauro-

What does stauro- mean?
Stauro- means cross; cross-shaped.
What part of speech is stauro-?
Stauro- is a prefix.

Words near stauro- in the dictionary

  1. Staunton pieces
  2. Stauntons
  3. stauntoside
  4. staurikosaurid
  5. staurikosaurids
  6. stauro-
  7. staurobaryte
  8. staurogram
  9. staurograms
  10. staurolater
  11. staurolaters

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