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thanato-

thanato- prefix: death.

Prefix

thanato-

  1. Death.
    Antonyms:
    bio-, vivi-

Antonyms of thanato-

Origin of thanato-

Combining form of Ancient Greek θάνατος (thánatos, “death”).

Questions about thanato-

What does thanato- mean?
Thanato- means death.
What part of speech is thanato-?
Thanato- is a prefix.

Words near thanato- in the dictionary

  1. thanatechnology
  2. thanatic
  3. thanatism
  4. thanatist
  5. thanatists
  6. thanato-
  7. thanatocentric
  8. thanatochemical
  9. thanatochemistry
  10. thanatocoenose
  11. thanatocoenoses

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