"cirro-" meaning in All languages combined

See cirro- on Wiktionary

Prefix [English]

Forms: cirri- [alternative], cirr- [alternative]
Etymology: From cirrus (“cloud-type”) and Latin cirrus (“fringe”). By surface analysis, cirr- + -o-. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|cirrus||fringe}} Latin cirrus (“fringe”), {{surf|en|cirr-|-o-}} By surface analysis, cirr- + -o- Head templates: {{head|en|prefix}} cirro-
  1. Resembling a fringe Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-cirro--en-prefix-pWgWQyEz
  2. (meteorology) related to clouds of high étage Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-cirro--en-prefix-dnIkRe6- Categories (other): Meteorology, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms interfixed with -o-, English terms prefixed with cirr-, Pages using catfix, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 0 100 Disambiguation of English terms interfixed with -o-: 0 100 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with cirr-: 0 100 Disambiguation of Pages using catfix: 0 100 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 0 100 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 100 Topics: climatology, meteorology, natural-sciences

Alternative forms

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