amphi-

amphi-

(word root) both, on both sides, around

Examples of words with the root amphi-: amphibious, amphitheater

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amphi-

pref.

1. Both: amphibiotic.

2. On both sides: amphistylar.

3. Around: amphithecium.

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[Latin, from Greek, from amphi, on both sides, around; see ambhi in Indo-European roots.]

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amphi-

prefix

1. on both sides; at both ends; of both kinds: amphipod; amphitrichous; amphibious.

2. around: amphibole.

[from Greek]

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amphi-

a prefix occurring originally in loanwords from Greek, meaning “two,” “both,” “on both sides”: amphibious; amphistylar.

[< Greek, comb. form of amphí on both sides, c. Latin ambi- ambi-]

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