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Root Meaning Examples

This document lists Greek and Latin roots and provides their meanings and examples. It contains over 20 roots organized by their meaning, such as -ast(er)-(G) meaning star and examples including asteroid and astronomy, -audi- (L) meaning hear with examples like audible and audience, and -auto- (G) meaning self with examples like automatic and autopsy.

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Root Meaning Examples

This document lists Greek and Latin roots and provides their meanings and examples. It contains over 20 roots organized by their meaning, such as -ast(er)-(G) meaning star and examples including asteroid and astronomy, -audi- (L) meaning hear with examples like audible and audience, and -auto- (G) meaning self with examples like automatic and autopsy.

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ROOT MEANING EXAMPLES

-ast(er)-(G) star asteroid, astronomy

-audi- (L) hear audible, audience

-auto- (G) self automatic, autopsy

-bene- (L) good benefit, benign

-bio- (G) life biography, biology

-chrono- (G) time chronic, synchronize

-dict- (L) say dictate, diction

-duc- (L) lead, make deduce, produce

-gen- (L) give birth gene, generate

-geo- (G) earth geography, geology

-graph- (G) write autograph, graph

-jur-, -jus- (L) law jury, justice

-log-, -logue- (L) thought logic, obloquy

-luc- (L) light lucid, translucent

-man(u)- (L) hand manual, manure


-mand-, -mend- (L) order demand, recommend

-mis-, -mit- (L) send missile, transmission

-omni- (L) all omnivorous

-path- (G) feel empathy, pathetic

-phil- (G) love philosophy, bibliophile

-phon- (G) sound phonics, telephone

-photo- (G) light photograph, photon

-port- (L) carry export, portable

-qui(t)- (L) quiet, rest acquit, tranquil

-scrib-, -script- (L) write ascribe, script

-sens-, -sent- (L) feel resent, sensitive

-tele- (G) far off telecast, telephone

-terr- (L) earth terrain, territory

-vac- (L) empty evacuate, vacate

-vid-, -vis- (L) see visible, video

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