What does "pene-" mean?

Almost the thing or quality expressed by the root, as peneplain (almost a plain), peninsula (almost an island), penultimate (almost the last), penumbra (almost in shadow).

What is a synonym for "pene-"?

Common synonyms include: quasi, semi, sub.

Pene-

//ˌpiːni// prefix

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Almost the thing or quality expressed by the root, as peneplain (almost a plain), peninsula (almost an island), penultimate (almost the last), penumbra (almost in shadow). morpheme
"Near-synonyms: quasi-, semi-, sub-"

Synonyms

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quasi semi sub

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"Near-synonyms: quasi-, semi-, sub-"

Etymology

From Latin paene (“almost”).

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