Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

meso-

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.43 in modern English

Syllables
meso-
IPA
6
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

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Middle or centre in location/position.

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Between a macro- scale and micro- scale in scope or analysis.

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Medium in size.

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Between.

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Intermediate between two properties or characteristics.

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Referring to the mesentery.

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Mesial in location, position, or direction: towards the midline of the body.

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Normal, average, or typical.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *me Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-? Proto-Indo-European *-dʰe Proto-Indo-European *médʰi Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *médʰyos Proto-Hellenic *métsos Ancient Greek μέσος (mésos)der. English meso- From Ancient Greek μέσος (mésos, “middle”). Doublet of mid- and medio-.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

mes- (alternative)

Derived Forms

mesaraic mesaxonic mesoaccumbal Mesoamerica Mesoamerican mesoamygdala mesoaxial mesoblast mesobranchial mesobuccal mesocardiac mesocarp

Phrases

centro- centri- especially of mass nouns

Frequently Paired Words

centro- centri- especially of mass nouns

Synonyms

mid- medio-

Questions

What does meso- mean?
Middle or centre in location/position.
Where does meso- come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

How to pronounce meso-

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