Ceno-

prefix

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Definitions

Prefix
  1. 1
    New or recent. morpheme

    "ceno- + -zoic → Cenozoic"

  2. 2
    Empty. morpheme
  3. 3
    Alternative form of coeno-. alt-of, alternative, morpheme

Synonyms

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cenneonov

Antonyms

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paleo

Etymology

Etymology 1

Etymology tree Proto-Hellenic *kəňňós Ancient Greek καινός (kainós)der. English ceno- From international scientific vocabulary, reflecting a New Latin combining form, from Ancient Greek καινός (kainós, “new, recent”).

Etymology 2

Etymology tree Proto-Hellenic *kenwós Ancient Greek κενός (kenós)der. English ceno- From Ancient Greek κενός (kenós, “empty”).

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