"meio-" meaning in English

See meio- in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Prefix

Etymology: Ultimately from Ancient Greek μεῖον (meîon, “less”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|grc|μεῖον||less}} Ancient Greek μεῖον (meîon, “less”) Head templates: {{head|en|prefix|head=|sort=}} meio-, {{en-prefix}} meio-
  1. Small, little. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-meio--en-prefix-5WCu3d9f Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages using catfix, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 77 23 Disambiguation of Pages using catfix: 88 12 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 90 10 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 93 7
  2. Related to meiosis. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-meio--en-prefix-gTH9mz~8
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