"ecto-" meaning in English

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Prefix

IPA: /ɛktoʊ-/ [General-American]
Etymology: From Ancient Greek ἐκτός (ektós, “outside”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|grc|ἐκτός|t=outside}} Ancient Greek ἐκτός (ektós, “outside”) Head templates: {{head|en|prefix|head=|sort=}} ecto-, {{en-prefix}} ecto-
  1. outside Tags: morpheme Synonyms: out-, ex-, exo- Translations (Translations): ecto- (Catalan), ekto- (Finnish), ecto- (French), ekto- (German), ècto- (Italian), ekto- (Polish), ecto- (Portuguese), ecto- (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-ecto--en-prefix-MSB6IGX0 Disambiguation of 'Translations': 73 27
  2. ghost related (from ectoplasm) Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-ecto--en-prefix-bUPRCjgX

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