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signi es asi --- without --- under --- beneath --- over, above
(Super has sometimes the French rm, sur, in compositi with English words; as, surmount, surpass, &c.)
Se
as, seduce, secede.
Sine
... sinecure, simplicity.
Sub
... submit, suf se, S' ceed. ... subterfuge.
... superstructure.
Subter
Super
Trans
--- beyond, across ... transact, tranport.
Ultra
--- beyond
.. ultramontane.
GREEK PREFIXES.
A Amphi Ana Anti Apo Auto Cata Dia Epi Hyper Hypo Meta Para Peri Syn Philo
signi es gation, or privation; as, apathetic, anonymous.
--- both ---- throitgh, up --- against ---from, away --- se --- down
... amphibious.
... anatomy.
... Antichrist, antarctic.
... apostate, apostle.
... a tograph, aittomaton.
... catapult, catarrh.
... diaphanous, diatribe, ameter. ... epitaph, igram.
... hypercritical, hyperbole.
... hypothesis, h ucrite.
--- thro1gh
--- upon
--- over, above
- itnder
--- instead o beyond ... metaphor, metamorphose.
--- beside, from --- about --- together ---friendly to
... parallel, parasol.
... perimeter, periphery.
... syntax, -ympathy.
... philanthropy, philoso .
AFFIXES OR TERMINATIONS.
NOUNS ending in an, ant, ar, ard, ary, eer, ent, er, ist, ive, or, ster,­ denote the agent or doer; as, comedian, accountant, liar, dotard, ad­ versary, charioteer, student, maker, elocutionist, representative, pro­ fessor, maltster.
Nouns ending in ate, ee, ite,-denote the person or thing acted on, being derived om the Latin and French terminations of the past part.iciple,-atus, itits, and ee; as, mandate, lessee, vourite.
Nouns ending in acy, age, ance, ancy, ence, ency, hood, tion or sion, ism, ent, ony, ness, ry, ship, th, tude, ty or ity, ure, y,-denote be­ i11g, or a state of being; as, e eminacy, heritage, inheritance, constancy, reference, excellency, neighbourhood, combustion, heroism, judgment, parsimony, loudness, adversary, worship, health, latitude, plenty, judi­ cature, butchery.
Nouns ending in m, ic, ick,-denote juris ction; as dukedom, bishopric, bailiwick.
Nouns ending in logy,-denote treating ; as, conchol y.
Nouns ending in let, kin, ling, ock, cle,-denote littleness; as, bracelet, lam in, gosling, hillock, particle.
ADJECTIVES ending in ac, al, an, ar, ary, en, ic or ical, ile, ine, ory, -denote of or belonging to ; as, ammoniac, claw,tral, meridian, sec­ ular, military, brazen, eccentric, puerile, masculine, transito .