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    Comprehensive List of Prefixes (Unified)

    Common Prefixes
    Prefix Meaning Examples
    anti- against antibiotic, anticlimax
    auto- self autobiography, autopilot
    co- together cooperate, coauthor
    dis- not, opposite of disagree, disappear
    en-, em- cause to encode, embrace
    fore- before forecast, forewarn
    in-, im-, il-, ir- not indirect, impossible, illegal,
    irregular
    inter- between interact, international
    mid- middle midway, midterm
    mis- wrongly misjudge, mislead
    non- not nonstop, nonverbal
    over- too much overestimate, overreact
    pre- before preapprove, predict
    re- again rewrite, rebuild
    semi- half, partly semicircle, semiannual
    sub- under submarine, subconscious
    super- above superhuman, supervise
    trans- across transport, transform
    un- not, opposite of undo, unequal
    under- too little undervalue, underestimate

    Prefixes from English Lexicology


    Prefix Meaning Examples
    anti- against antisocial, antonym
    contra-, contro-, con- against contrary, controversial,
    contrast
    de- opposite, reduce decrease, degrade
    in-, im-, il-, ir- not inability, incorrect,
    immature, illegal, irregular
    mis- wrong, mistakenly misspell, misinform
    non-/n- not nonsense, never
    over- upper/too much overall, overbalance
    re- again/back react, retell, repeat
    un- not, reverse unscrupulous, untie
    under- lower, not enough underestimate, underfoot
    ex- out export, exile
    extra- outside extramural, extramarital
    infra- below infrared, infrastructure
    inter- between, among international, intermission
    peri- around periscope, perimeter
    pro-/pur- forward, before, for proceed, pursue
    retro- back return, retroactive
    sub- under, below subnormal
    super-/sur- above, beyond supervise, surface
    trans- across transplant, translate
    ultra- in an excessive degree, ultrasound, ultrasonic
    beyond
    ante- before ante-meridiem
    post- after postpone, postgraduate
    pre- before premature, preliminary
    semi- half, partly semi-circle, semi-colon
    mono- one/single monoculture, monotone
    bi- two bilateral, bigamous
    tri- three triangle, triangulate

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