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tauto-

tauto- prefix: repetition; sameness.

Prefix

tauto-

  1. repetition; sameness
    Synonyms:
    homo-

Synonyms of tauto-

Forms of tauto-

alternative formtaut-

Origin of tauto-

From Ancient Greek ταὐτό (tautó, “the same”), contraction of τὸ (tò, “the”) + αὐτό (autó, “same”), neuter of αὐτός (autós, “same”).

Questions about tauto-

What does tauto- mean?
Tauto- means repetition; sameness.
What part of speech is tauto-?
Tauto- is a prefix.

Words near tauto- in the dictionary

  1. tautliners
  2. tautlines
  3. tautly
  4. tautness
  5. tautnesses
  6. tauto-
  7. tautochrone
  8. tautochrone curve
  9. tautochrone curves
  10. tautochrones
  11. tautochronous

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