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dis-1 prefix 1. indicating reversal disconnect disembark 2. indicating negation, lack, or deprivation dissimilar distrust disgrace 3. indicating removal or release disembowel disburden 4. expressing intensive force dissever [from Latin dis- apart; in some cases, via Old French des-. In compound words of Latin origin, dis- becomes dif- before f and di- before some consonants] dis-2 combining form variant of di-1 before s dissyllable How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| What had happened in the last seven hours I still did not know; nor did I know, though I was beginning to guess, the relation between these mechanical colossi and the sluggish lumps I had seen dis- gorged from the cylinder. "People," said the rat, "always speak of it with a sneer--as though it were something dis- graceful. It was sure to be brought plain by one of those arrows which cloud the air and are constantly pricking, dis- covering, proclaiming those things which are willed to be forever hidden. |
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