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alpha privative

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alpha privative
n.
The prefix a- or an- before vowels, used in Greek and in English words borrowed from Greek to express absence or negation.
alpha privative
n
(Linguistics) (in Greek grammar) the letter alpha (or an- before vowels) used as a negative or privative prefix. It appears in English words derived from Greek, as in atheist, anaesthetic
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Noun1.alpha privative - the negative prefix a- or un-
prefix - an affix that is added in front of the word


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