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A prefix signifying Indian (i. e., East Indian); of or pertaining of India.

or ascendency; as, an influential man, station, argument, etc. A very influential Gascon prefix. Earle.

Below; beneath; under; after; -- often used as a prefix.

A prefix signifying among, between, amid; as, interact, interarticular, intermit.

A prefix signifying in, within, interior; as, intraocular, within the eyeball; intramarginal.

A prefix signifying within, into, in, inward; as, introduce, introreception, introthoracic.

A prefix, or combining from, indicating iodine as an ingredient; as, iodoform.

. A form of the prefix in-. See In-.

A prefix or combining form, indicating identity, or equality; the same numerical value; as in isopod, isomorphous, isochromatic. Specif.:

A woman of social distinction or position. In England, a title prefixed to the name of any woman whose husband is not of lower rank than a baron, or whose father was a nobleman not lower than an earl. The wife of a baronet or knight has the title of Lady by courtesy, but not by right.

. A prefix. See Levo.

A prefix from L. laevus, meaning:

A prefix, in names of Scotch origin, signifying son.

A prefix meaning pertaining to, produced by, or in some way connected with, magnetism.

. A prefix in composition denoting ill,or evil, F. male, adv., fr. malus, bad, ill. In some words it has the form male-, as in malediction, malevolent. See Malice.

A prefix meaning between, with, after, behind, over, about, reversely; as, metachronism, the error of placing after the correct time; metaphor, lit., a carrying over; metathesis, a placing reversely.

multiples by 10, 100, 1,000, and 10,000. The successive multiplies are designated by the prefixes, deca-, hecto-, kilo-, and myria-; successive parts by deci-, centi-, and milli-. The prefixes mega- and micro- are sometimes used to denote a multiple by one million, and the millionth part, respectively. See the words f…

A prefix denoting a thousandth part of; as, millimeter, milligram, milliampère.

negative; as, a minus quantity. Minus sign (Math.), the sign [-] denoting minus, or less, prefixed to negative quantities, or quantities to be subtracted. See Negative sign, under Negative.

The common title of honor in Persia, prefixed to the surname of an individual. When appended to the surname, it signifies Prince.