Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An element in compound words of Greek origin, meaning ‘one's own,’ ‘private,’ ‘peculiar.’
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- A combining form from the Greek 'i`dios, meaning private, personal, peculiar, distinct.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- prefix Forming compound words having the sense of
individuality ,peculiarity ,separateness .
Etymologies
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Representing a combining form of Ancient Greek ἴδιος ("own, personal, distinct").
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