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gamo-

prefix · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Meaning 1

marriage

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: morpheme

Examples

  • e.g. gamomania, gamophobia

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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Meaning 2

gametes

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: morpheme

Topics: biology, natural-sciences

Examples

  • e.g. gamodeme, gamogenesis, gamophyte

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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Meaning 3

united, fused, merged

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: morpheme

Topics: biology, natural-sciences

Examples

  • e.g. gamopetalous, gamosepalous, gamophyllous

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Combining form of Ancient Greek γάμος (gámos).