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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun An element in some words of Greek origin, meaning short.

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Examples

  • I was given three options: I could've had my prostate taken out, had radiation in St. John's for six weeks, which wasn't really possible having a business to run, or I could've gone to Moncton, N.B., for what they called the brachy surgery, where they insert titanium seeds into your prostate and they're radioactive.

    The Beacon: News By ANDREW ROBINSON 2010

  • As anyone who follows Megan closely (don't we all?) knows, Megan has a genetic condition called brachy-dactyly, characterized by abnormally short fingers.

    KansasCity.com: Front Page 2010

  • As anyone who follows Megan closely (don't we all?) knows, Megan has a genetic condition called brachy-dactyly, characterized by abnormally short fingers.

    KansasCity.com: Front Page 2010

  • As anyone who follows Megan closely (don't we all?) knows, Megan has a genetic condition called brachy-dactyly, characterized by abnormally short fingers.

    KansasCity.com: Front Page 2010

  • As anyone who follows Megan closely (don't we all?) knows, Megan has a genetic condition called brachy-dactyly, characterized by abnormally short fingers.

    KansasCity.com: Front Page 2010

  • As anyone who follows Megan closely (don’t we all?) knows, Megan has a genetic condition called brachy-dactyly, characterized by abnormally short fingers.

    KansasCity.com: Front Page 2010

  • As anyone who follows Megan closely (don’t we all?) knows, Megan has a genetic condition called brachy-dactyly, characterized by abnormally short fingers.

    KansasCity.com: Front Page 2010

  • As anyone who follows Megan closely (don’t we all?) knows, Megan has a genetic condition called brachy-dactyly, characterized by abnormally short fingers.

    KansasCity.com: Front Page 2010

  • As anyone who follows Megan closely (don’t we all?) knows, Megan has a genetic condition called brachy-dactyly, characterized by abnormally short fingers.

    KansasCity.com: Front Page 2010

  • Ou gar an houtô tachy epidêlon epoiei methistemenois houtô brachy.

    The Discovery of America Vol. 1 (of 2) with some account of Ancient America and the Spanish Conquest John Fiske 1871

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