Extro-

prefix

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Definitions

Prefix
  1. 1
    outward, outwards. morpheme

    "extroverted: turned in an outward direction"

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intro

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"extroverted: turned in an outward direction"

Etymology

A pseudo-Latinism prefix based upon Latin extra- (“outside, beyond”) under the influence of the distinction between Latin intro- (“inwards”) and intra- (“inside, within”). Formations in English are mostly limited to words formed as antonyms of terms formed with intro-.

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