Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A prefix in words of Greek origin, meaning ‘without,’ ‘outside’: used chiefly in scientific compounds, where it is usually equivalent to ecto-: opposed to endo- or onto-.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- A prefix signifying out of, outside.
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- prefix
outside ,external
Etymologies
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From Ancient Greek ἔξω (exō, "outer, external").
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