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synthetic – [adjective]
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(thesis – put, place) -- material made by putting chemicals together
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Greek word base: SYN (assimilated form = SYM). prefix meaning: with, together
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synthesis – [noun]
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(thesis – put, place) – putting together [verb = synthesize]
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Greek word base: SYN (assimilated form = SYM). prefix meaning: with, together
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synonym – [noun]
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(onoma – name) – two words with the same meaning
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Greek word base: SYN (assimilated form = SYM). prefix meaning: with, together
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syndrome – [noun]
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(dromos – running) – a group of symptoms that collectively describe a disease or disorder.
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Greek word base: SYN (assimilated form = SYM). prefix meaning: with, together
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syncopation – [noun]
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(koptein – to strike or cut) – a rhythm in music in which an accent is put on an unexpected note, or a rest is substituted for an accented note. [verb = syncopate; adjective = syncopated]
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Greek word base: SYN (assimilated form = SYM). prefix meaning: with, together
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synchronize – [verb]
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(chronos – time) – to do things at the same time. “Synchronize your watches!”
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Greek word base: SYN (assimilated form = SYM). prefix meaning: with, together
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synagogue – [noun]
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(ago – bring) – place to bring people together
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Greek word base: SYN (assimilated form = SYM). prefix meaning: with, together
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symphony – [noun]
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(phone – sound) – sounds that go together
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Greek word base: SYN (assimilated form = SYM). prefix meaning: with, together
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sympathy – [noun]
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(pathos – feeling) – to feel with someone else [verb = sympathize]
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Greek word base: SYN (assimilated form = SYM). prefix meaning: with, together
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symbiosis – [noun]
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(bios – life) – a close association between two or more different organisms, especially when mutually beneficial.
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Greek word base: SYN (assimilated form = SYM). prefix meaning: with, together
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photosynthesis – [noun]
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(photo – light) – process by which light puts plant nutrients together to make green chlorophyll
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Greek word base: SYN (assimilated form = SYM). prefix meaning: with, together
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thesis – [noun]
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a position taken in an argument supported by a set of reasons
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Greek word base: THESIS (base word meaning: put, place, position)
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parenthesis – [noun]
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(para – beside) – statement beside (or inside) a main sentence [parenthetical = adjective]
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Greek word base: THESIS (base word meaning: put, place, position)
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synthesizer [noun]
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(syn – together) – instrument which puts sounds together like real musical instruments
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Greek word base: THESIS (base word meaning: put, place, position)
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antithesis – [noun]
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(anti – against) – a position or point of view about a subject against the position under consideration. Opposition; contrast.
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Greek word base: THESIS (base word meaning: put, place, position)
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parable
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[noun] (ballein– to throw) – a story “thrown in” for comparison while teaching a lesson or moral
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From the Greek PARA. prefix meaning: beside, along with
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parachute
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[noun or verb] (Latin ~ cadere – to fall) – goes along with you as you fall and slows you down
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From the Greek PARA. prefix meaning: beside, along with
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paradox
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[noun] (dox – thought, idea) – a statement that seems true and contradictory at the same time; the truth along with the contradiction is strange (e.g. the more you know, the more you realize you don’t know)
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From the Greek PARA. prefix meaning: beside, along with
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paragraph
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[noun] (graph – write) – sentences along with each other to form a group of sentences on a similar topic; also, an editing mark beside a page of print to show needed indentation.
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From the Greek PARA. prefix meaning: beside, along with
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paralegal
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[noun] – one who works beside a lawyer as an aide
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From the Greek PARA. prefix meaning: beside, along with
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parallel
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[noun or verb] (allos – other) – lying along side of another line but not touching
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From the Greek PARA. prefix meaning: beside, along with
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paramedic
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[noun]—one who works beside a doctor as an aide
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From the Greek PARA. prefix meaning: beside, along with
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paratroops
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[noun] – soldiers who parachute down from the sky (relates to parachute)
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From the Greek PARA. prefix meaning: beside, along with
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photograph
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[noun] (photo -- light) – picture “drawn” by light
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From the Greek GRAPH base word meaning: to write or draw
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autograph
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[noun or verb] (autos – self) – (n.) one’s signed name; (v.) to write one’s own name
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From the Greek GRAPH base word meaning: to write or draw
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graphic
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[noun or adjective] – (n.) a picture, map, or graphic used for illustration; (adj.) written, drawn, or engraved; of or related to the written or pictorial arts; evoking a clear and lifelike picture (e.g. “graphic” violence in a movie)
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From the Greek GRAPH base word meaning: to write or draw
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graphite
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[noun] – black carbon used for drawing or writing (used in lead pencils)
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From the Greek GRAPH base word meaning: to write or draw
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lithograph
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[noun] (lithos – stone)– drawing made on a stone
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From the Greek GRAPH base word meaning: to write or draw
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paradigm
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[noun] (deigma— to show) – an example that serves as a pattern or a model
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From the Greek GRAPH base word meaning: to write or draw
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paragon
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[noun] (akone – touchstone) – a model of excellence or perfection (touchstones were once used to test the purity of gold and silver by the streak left on the stone when rubbed with the metal)
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From the Greek GRAPH base word meaning: to write or draw
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paranoia
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[noun] (nous – mind) – a rare chronic psychosis characterized by systematized delusions of persecution or of grandeur usually not associated with hallucinations; excessive or irrational suspiciousness and distrustfulness of others.
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From the Greek GRAPH base word meaning: to write or draw
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paraphrase
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[verb or noun] (phrazein – to point out) – (v.) to restate a text, passage, or work, giving the meaning in another word; (n.) a restatement of a text, passage, or work, giving the meaning in another word
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From the Greek GRAPH base word meaning: to write or draw
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phonograph
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[noun] (phono -- sound) – machine for writing (or recording) sound
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From the Greek GRAPH base word meaning: to write or draw
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seismograph
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[noun] (seismo – to move back and forth, shake violently) – an apparatus to measure and record (draw) vibrations within the earth and of the ground (as in during an earthquake)
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From the Greek GRAPH base word meaning: to write or draw
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telegraph
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[noun] (tele -- distant) – writing from far away
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From the Greek GRAPH base word meaning: to write or draw
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philosopher
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[noun] (sophia -- wisdom) – one who loves wisdom
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From the Greek, PHILIA, base word meaning: love, friendship
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Philadelphia
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[proper noun] (adelphos – brother) – the city of brotherly love
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From the Greek, PHILIA, base word meaning: love, friendship
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philanthropist
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[noun] (anthropos -- man) – one who cares about his fellow man; one who donates wealth, possessions for the good of mankind; someone who gives to charities.
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From the Greek, PHILIA, base word meaning: love, friendship
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philogynist
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[noun] (gyne -- woman) – one who loves women, being with women, relating to women (philogyny refers to the condition itself)
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From the Greek, PHILIA, base word meaning: love, friendship
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misogynist
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[noun] one who hates or distrusts women (misogyny refers to the condition itself)
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From the Greek, PHILIA, base word meaning: love, friendship
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philologist
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[noun] (logos – word) – one who loves words
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From the Greek, PHILIA, base word meaning: love, friendship
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Anglophilia
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[proper noun] (Angli – English)– a love for England or anything English
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From the Greek, PHILIA, base word meaning: love, friendship
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Anglophile
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[proper noun] one who loves England
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From the Greek, PHILIA, base word meaning: love, friendship
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Anglophobe
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[proper noun] – antonym: one who hates or fears England or the English
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From the Greek, PHILIA, base word meaning: love, friendship
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Francophilia
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[proper noun] (Francus – France) – a love for France or anything French
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From the Greek, PHILIA, base word meaning: love, friendship
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Francophile
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[proper noun] one who loves France;
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From the Greek, PHILIA, base word meaning: love, friendship
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Francophobe
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[proper noun] antonym: one who hates or fears France or the French
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From the Greek, PHOBOS base word meaning: fear
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bibliophilia
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[noun] (biblos -- book) – a love for books.
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From the Greek, PHILIA, base word meaning: love, friendship
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bibliophile
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[noun] one who loves books
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From the Greek, PHILIA, base word meaning: love, friendship
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bibliophobe
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[proper noun] antonym: one who hates or fears books
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From the Greek, PHOBOS base word meaning: fear
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philharmonic
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[noun or adjective] (harmonia – harmony) – (n.) a musical organization or group that plays music; (adj.) relating to a symphony orchestra consisting of lovers of harmony or sounds which agree well together
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From the Greek, PHILIA, base word meaning: love, friendship
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phobia
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[noun] irrational fear
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From the Greek, PHOBOS base word meaning: fear
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agoraphobia
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[noun] (agora -- field) – fear of open space (like fields)
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From the Greek, PHOBOS base word meaning: fear
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claustrophobia
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[noun] – (claustrum (Latin) – lock or bolt) – fear of closed (locked or bolted) places
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From the Greek, PHOBOS base word meaning: fear
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zoophobia
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[noun] (zoon -- animal)– fear of animals
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From the Greek, PHOBOS base word meaning: fear
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bacteriophobia
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[noun] – fear of germs
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From the Greek, PHOBOS base word meaning: fear
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pyrophobia
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[noun] (pyro -- fire) – fear of fire
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From the Greek, PHOBOS base word meaning: fear
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philophobia [noun]
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(philia – love, friendship) – fear of falling in love or of being loved; a fear of committing yourself to another
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From the Greek, PHOBOS base word meaning: fear
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xenophobia
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[noun] (xenos – stranger, guest, host) – fear and hatred of strangers or foreigners, or of anything that is strange or foreign (person with condition = xenophobe)
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From the Greek, PHOBOS base word meaning: fear
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phobic
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[adjective] (relating to fear, having the quality of fear). So someone is claustrophobic, agoraphobic, xenophobic, etc. They have claustrophobia, agoraphobia, zenophobia.
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From the Greek, -IC, suffix to create adjectives meaning: quality of; relating to
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microphone
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[noun] (phone -- sound) – device that transmits a small sound over distance
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From the Greek: MIKROS, base word meaning: small
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microbe
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[noun] (bios – life) – tiny form of life; microorganism; germ
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From the Greek: MIKROS, base word meaning: small
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microcosm
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[noun] (cosmos -- world) – a tiny world; a small human community in which all the functions of the greater world are carried on and represented
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From the Greek: MIKROS, base word meaning: small
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microfilm
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[noun] (filmen [Anglo-Saxon] – thin skin) – tiny film for storing books, records, etc.
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From the Greek: MIKROS, base word meaning: small
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micrometer
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[noun] (metron – measure) – instrument for measuring small things
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From the Greek: MIKROS, base word meaning: small
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micron
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[noun] unit of length equal to 1/1,000 of 1 millimeter
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From the Greek: MIKROS, base word meaning: small
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microscope
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[noun] (skopeo – look at) – instrument for looking at tiny organisms
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From the Greek: MIKROS, base word meaning: small
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microwave
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[noun or adjective] (wafian [Anglo-Saxon] -- wave) – tiny electromagnetic wave between 1 and 100 centimeters long
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From the Greek: MIKROS, base word meaning: small
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microbiology
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[noun] (bios – life; logos – word, study) – the science dealing with microorganisms, especially fungi, bacteria, protozoa, and viruses
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From the Greek: MIKROS, base word meaning: small
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megaphone
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[noun] (phone – sound) device for making a sound larger (louder)
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From the Greek: MEGALO, base word meaning: great, large, big
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megalith
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[noun] (lithos -- rock) – huge rock (e.g. those at Stonehenge)
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From the Greek: MEGALO, base word meaning: great, large, big
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megalomaniac
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[noun] – (mania – craze) – crazy person with delusions of grandeur or greatness; megalomania (noun) – the condition of having these delusions of grandeur
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From the Greek: MEGALO, base word meaning: great, large, big
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megalophonous
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[adjective] (phone -- sound)– having a big or loud sound or voice, such as you might hear in the cafeteria at lunchtime
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From the Greek: MEGALO, base word meaning: great, large, big
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megalopolis
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[noun] (polis -- city) – a huge, sprawling city such as New York or Los Angeles
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From the Greek: MEGALO, base word meaning: great, large, big
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mega
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in the metric system = a million times, thus…
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From the Greek: MEGALO, base word meaning: great, large, big
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megameter
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[noun] – a million meters
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From the Greek: MEGALO, base word meaning: great, large, big
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megaton
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[noun or adjective] -- a million tons; an explosive force equivalent to that of a million tons of TNT, as in a megaton bomb
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From the Greek: MEGALO, base word meaning: great, large, big
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megabucks
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[noun] – American slang for “a whole lot of money” (or, literally, a million dollars)
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From the Greek: MEGALO, base word meaning: great, large, big
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diabolical
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[adj.] (bole – shot, blow) – shot through, possessed (by a devil); fiendish
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From the Greek DIA-, prefix meaning: through, between, across, apart
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diagnosis
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[noun] (gnosis -- knowledge) – thorough knowledge; the act of identifying a disease based on its signs or symptoms
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From the Greek DIA-, prefix meaning: through, between, across, apart
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diagonal
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[adj.] (gony -- knee) – line between two nonadjacent corners in a figure of four or more sides
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From the Greek DIA-, prefix meaning: through, between, across, apart
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diagram
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[noun] (graph – write, draw) – a cross-section drawing; a drawing or plan that outlines or explains the parts or operation of something
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From the Greek DIA-, prefix meaning: through, between, across, apart
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diameter
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[noun] (metron – measure) – the length of a straight line through the center of an object
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From the Greek DIA-, prefix meaning: through, between, across, apart
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diaphanous
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[adj.] (phainein – to show) characterized by such fineness of texture to permit seeing through, as in a diaphanous curtain, scarf, or insect wing
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From the Greek DIA-, prefix meaning: through, between, across, apart
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diaphragm
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[noun] (phrassein – to enclose) – a body partition of muscle and tissue between the chest and abdominal cavities in mammals
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From the Greek DIA-, prefix meaning: through, between, across, apart
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dialogue (or dialog)
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[noun] (logos – word, study) – a written or verbal conversation between two or more persons
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From the Greek DIA-, prefix meaning: through, between, across, apart
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logic
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[noun] (logos) reasoning to gain knowledge and wisdom, usually done through words written or spoken (adj. = logical; antonym = illogical)
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From the Greek LOGOS-, base word meaning: word, study
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logistics
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[noun] (logos) – the planning, organizing, and working out of a project, enterprise, or operation, military (e.g. an invasion) or otherwise (e.g. a camping trip)
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From the Greek LOGOS-, base word meaning: word, study
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analogous
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[adj.] – (ana -- again) – similar, akin, alike, parallel, such as the wings of a bird and those of an airplane; showing a likeness allowing one to draw an analogy. Example: yellow and orange are analogous color combinations.
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From the Greek LOGOS-, base word meaning: word, study
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eulogize
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[verb] (eu -- good)– to speak or write words of high praise, often at a funeral; eulogy [noun] – the speech or written statement of praise
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From the Greek LOGOS-, base word meaning: word, study
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psychology
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[noun] (psyche – soul, life) – study of the soul or mental life of man (psychologist = someone who practices psychology)
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From the Greek LOGOS-, base word meaning: word, study
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etymology
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[noun] – (etymon – true source) – the history of a word, often tracing its transmission from one language to another
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From the Greek LOGOS-, base word meaning: word, study
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anthropology
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[noun] – (anthropos – man) study of mankind (anthropologist = someone who practices anthropology
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From the Greek LOGOS-, base word meaning: word, study
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archeology (or archaeology)
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[noun] – (archaios – ancient) scientific study of the cultures of historic and prehistoric peoples by analysis of their artifacts and other remains (archeologist or archaeologist) = someone who practices archeology)
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From the Greek LOGOS-, base word meaning: word, study
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geography
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[noun] (graph – write, draw) – literally: draw the earth (make maps) and write about it; the science that deals with the earth and its life. geographic [adj.] – of or relating to geography
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From the Greek, GEO", base word meaning: earth
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geology
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[noun] (logos – word, study) – study of the earth and its formations, especially as recorded in rocks. geologist [noun] – one who specializes in geology
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From the Greek, GEO", base word meaning: earth
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geometry
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[noun] (metron – measure) – literally: branch of study on ways to measure the earth; a branch of mathematics that deals with the measurements, properties, and relationships of points, lines, angles, surfaces and solids.
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From the Greek, GEO", base word meaning: earth
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geocentric
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[adj.] (kentros -- center) – mistaken theory that the earth is the center of the universe
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From the Greek, GEO", base word meaning: earth
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geothermal
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[adj.] (thermos -- heat) – of or relating to the heat of the earth’s interior
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From the Greek, GEO", base word meaning: earth
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aster
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[noun] – a star-shaped flower
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From the Greek, ASTRON (ASTER; ASTRO), base word meaning: star
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astronomer
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[noun] (onoma -- name) –one who names the stars
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From the Greek, ASTRON (ASTER; ASTRO), base word meaning: star
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astronomy [noun]
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the science of the celestial bodies and of their magnitudes, motions, and constitution.
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From the Greek, ASTRON (ASTER; ASTRO), base word meaning: star
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asteroid
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[noun] – (eidos -- form) – literally, in the form of a star; thousands of minor planets forming a belt between Mars and Jupiter
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From the Greek, ASTRON (ASTER; ASTRO), base word meaning: star
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astrology
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[noun] (logos – word, study)– the non-scientific belief in and study of the effect of stars and planets’ positions and movements on human affairs (think: signs of the zodiac, horoscopes, etc.)
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From the Greek, ASTRON (ASTER; ASTRO), base word meaning: star
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astronaut
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[noun] (nauta -- sailor) – literally, a “star sailor” or traveler in interplanetary space
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From the Greek, ASTRON (ASTER; ASTRO), base word meaning: star
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disaster [noun]
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(dis – separation or parting from) – literally, separation from the good influence of friendly stars; a sudden or great misfortune
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From the Greek, ASTRON (ASTER; ASTRO), base word meaning: star
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disastrous [adj.]
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of or relating to a great misfortune
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From the Greek, ASTRON (ASTER; ASTRO), base word meaning: star
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astral
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[adj.] pertaining to the stars (e.g. astral navigation – navigating by the stars)
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From the Greek, ASTRON (ASTER; ASTRO), base word meaning: star
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asterisk [noun]
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literally, little star – the character * used in printing or writing as a reference mark or an indication of the omission of letters or words
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From the Greek, ASTRON (ASTER; ASTRO), base word meaning: star
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astrodome [noun]
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covered stadium where sports stars perform (e.g. the Houston Astros play in the Astrodome on astroturf).
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From the Greek, ASTRON (ASTER; ASTRO), base word meaning: star
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astronomical [adj.]
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(onoma – name) – like a star, extremely large, exceedingly great, enormous, and humongous
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From the Greek, ASTRON (ASTER; ASTRO), base word meaning: star
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