Lith-

//lɪθ// prefix

prefix ·Common ·High school level

Definitions

Prefix
  1. 1
    stone morpheme

Synonyms

All synonyms
lapidlitelithpesspetrplinth

Etymology

From the Ancient Greek λῐ́θος (lĭ́thos, “stone”).

Related phrases

lithify →lithobiotic →lithobrake →lithochromatic →lithochromatography →lithoclast →lithodialysis →lithoglyph →lithograph →litholatry →lithomyl →lithophane →

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