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amphi-

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amphi-
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1. Both: amphibiotic.
2. On both sides: amphistylar.
3. Around: amphithecium.
[Latin, from Greek, from amphi, on both sides, around; see ambhi in Indo-European roots.]
amphi-
prefix
1. on both sides; at both ends; of both kinds amphipod amphitrichous amphibious
2. around amphibole
[from Greek]


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