"exo-" meaning in English

See exo- in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Prefix

IPA: /ɛksoʊ-/ [General-American]
Etymology: From Ancient Greek ἔξω (éxō, “outer; external”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|grc|ἔξω||outer; external}} Ancient Greek ἔξω (éxō, “outer; external”) Head templates: {{head|en|prefix|head=|sort=}} exo-, {{en-prefix}} exo-
  1. outside; external Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-exo--en-prefix-JerP-~f6
  2. outside; external
    (astronomy) extrasolar; beyond the Solar System (our solar system)
    Tags: morpheme Categories (topical): Astronomy Translations (Translations): ეგზო- (egzo-) (Georgian), ekso- (Indonesian), egzo- (Polish), exo- (Portuguese), экзо- (ekzo-) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-exo--en-prefix-Q6UQrccf Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 88 Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences Disambiguation of 'Translations': 4 96
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms (outside): out-, ex-, ecto- Related terms: ecto-, end-, endo-, ex-, extra-
Disambiguation of 'outside': 50 50

Download JSON data for exo- meaning in English (3.1kB)

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