"metro-" meaning in English

See metro- in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Prefix

IPA: /mɛtɹo/
Etymology: Clipping of metropolitan. Etymology templates: {{clipping|en|metropolitan}} Clipping of metropolitan Head templates: {{head|en|prefix|head=|sort=}} metro-, {{en-prefix}} metro-
  1. metropolitan: of or relating to the city. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-metro--en-prefix-dJLsZ3aG
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Prefix

IPA: /miːtɹo/
Etymology: From metra, medical English, via New Latin, via Ancient Greek μήτρα (mḗtra), "uterus". Head templates: {{head|en|prefix|head=|sort=}} metro-, {{en-prefix}} metro-
  1. (medicine) Relating to the uterus. Tags: morpheme Categories (topical): Medicine Synonyms: hystero-, utero-, metr- [before-vowel] Derived forms: metralgia, metrocystosis, metroendometritis, metrofibroma, metrogenous, metrography, metroleukorrhea, metronymy, metroperitonitis Related terms: endometrium, metra, myometrium
    Sense id: en-metro--en-prefix-8V~-JAWO Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, English links with manual fragments, Pages using catfix Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 42 9 48 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 1 54 4 41 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 43 3 53 Topics: medicine, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Prefix

Head templates: {{head|en|prefix|head=|sort=}} metro-, {{en-prefix}} metro-
  1. poetry; meter Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-metro--en-prefix-h5DS89IF
  2. relating to measurements Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-metro--en-prefix-bjbRU7-k Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 42 9 48 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 43 3 53
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: metromania, metrology
Etymology number: 3

Alternative forms

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  "etymology_text": "Clipping of metropolitan.",
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          "metropolitan",
          "metropolitan"
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    }
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        {
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        },
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          "word": "metroleukorrhea"
        },
        {
          "word": "metronymy"
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          "word": "metroperitonitis"
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    }
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    {
      "word": "metralgia"
    },
    {
      "word": "metrocystosis"
    },
    {
      "word": "metroendometritis"
    },
    {
      "word": "metrofibroma"
    },
    {
      "word": "metrogenous"
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    {
      "word": "metrography"
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      "word": "metroleukorrhea"
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      "word": "metroperitonitis"
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