eo-
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eo-
(word root) dawn, earlyExamples of words with the root eo-: Eocene
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eo-
pref.
Most primitive; earliest: eoraptor.
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eo-
combining form
early or primeval: Eocene; eohippus.
[from Greek, from ēōs dawn]
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EO
executive order.
eo-
a combining form meaning “early,” “primeval”: Eocene; eohippus.
e.o.
ex officio.
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