Hypso-

prefix

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Definitions

Prefix
  1. 1
    Tall, high in size. morpheme

    "hypsodont"

  2. 2
    High in location or position. morpheme

    "hypsophobia"

  3. 3
    Upwards in movement or direction. morpheme

    "hypsochromic"

  4. 4
    Altitude or elevation; aloft, from on high. morpheme

    "hypsography"

Etymology

From ὕψ- (húps-), stem of ὕψι (húpsi, “aloft, on high”), from Ancient Greek ὕψος (húpsos, “height”). By surface analysis, hyps- + -o-.

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