Definitions
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- prefix A prefix of Anglo-Saxon origin, the same as
on- . - prefix A prefix of Anglo-Saxon origin, a reduced form of
and- . - prefix
not ; used to make words that have a sense opposite to the word (or stem) to which the prefix is attached. Used with stems that begin with vowels and "h".
Etymologies
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From Middle English an-, from Old English an-, on- ("on-"), from Proto-Germanic *ana (“on”). More at on.
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From Middle English an-, and-, from Old English and-, ond- ("and-, back, against"). More at and-.
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From Ancient Greek ἀν- (an-).
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Examples
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By the by, Olympian Colin Jackson opened its Westfield Stratford branch yesterday, as it was an- nounced that the bank's shares were down by almost 50p.
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