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Sound
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prefix
para-
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: morpheme
Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, organic-chemistry, physical-sciences
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prefix
Initialism of position (prefixed to a number) (indicates the placing of a competitor in (starting, during, after) a competition).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, morpheme
Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports
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prefix
Initialism of para- (prefixed as part of a chemical's name) (In isomeric benzene derivatives, having the two substituents in opposite (1,4) positions (compare ortho- and meta-)).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, morpheme
Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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History
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