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stylo-

UK/stʌɪ.lə(ʊ)/US/staɪ.loʊ/

stylo- prefix: of or pertaining to a style or stylus.

Prefix

stylo-

  1. Of or pertaining to a style or stylus.
    • stylography
  2. Of or pertaining to the styloid process of the temporal bone.
    • stylohyoid

Forms of stylo-

alternative formstyli-
alternative formstyl-

Origin of stylo-

From style or stylus or styloid + -o-.

Questions about stylo-

What does stylo- mean?
Stylo- means of or pertaining to a style or stylus.
What part of speech is stylo-?
Stylo- is a prefix.
How do you pronounce stylo-?
Stylo- is pronounced /stʌɪ.lə(ʊ)/ (UK).

Words near stylo- in the dictionary

  1. stylizes
  2. stylizing
  3. styll
  4. stylo
  5. stylo milo
  6. stylo-
  7. stylobata
  8. stylobate
  9. stylobates
  10. stylocavernula
  11. stylocellid

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