prefix
Meaning 1
metropolitan: of or relating to the city.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: morpheme
Examples
- metro-link, metro-bus, metro-rail
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
metro-
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/mɛtɹo/
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/miːtɹo/
prefix
Meaning 2
Uterus; uterine.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: morpheme
Topics: medicine, sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: utero-, hystero-
Antonyms: none provided
prefix
Meaning 3
poetry; meter
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: morpheme
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
prefix
Meaning 4
relating to measurements
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: morpheme
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Clipping of metropolitan.
From metra, medical English, via New Latin, via Ancient Greek μήτρα (mḗtra), "uterus".