"pene-" meaning in English

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Prefix

IPA: /ˌpiːni/, /piːni/, /ˌpiːn/, /piːn/, /pən/
Etymology: From Latin paene (“almost”). Etymology templates: {{cln|en|undefined derivations}}, {{uder|en|la|paene||almost}} Latin paene (“almost”) Head templates: {{head|en|prefix|head=|sort=}} pene-, {{en-prefix}} pene-
  1. Almost the thing or quality expressed by the root, as peneplain (almost a plain), peninsula (almost an island), penultimate (almost the last), penumbra (almost in shadow). Tags: morpheme Synonyms: pen- before a vowel Synonyms (almost): quasi-, sub- Derived forms: penecontemporaneous, peneplanation, peneseismic Related terms: semi- (english: half, partial, somewhat), para- (english: besides, near, resembling)
    Sense id: en-pene--en-prefix-StD1HXDR

Download JSON data for pene- meaning in English (1.4kB)

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