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  • A prefix from the Latin preposition cum, signifying with, together, in conjunction, very, etc. It is used in the form com- before b, m, p, and sometimes f, and by assimilation becomes col- before l, cor- before r, and con- before any consonant except b, h, l, m, p, r, and w. Before a vowel com- becomes co-; also before h, w, and sometimes before other consonants.

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  • prefix the form of con- used before b, m, and p

Etymologies

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From Latin com ("with"), an archaic form of cum ("with")

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Examples

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