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pluri-

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pluri-
IPA
7
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

prefix

several

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-yōs Proto-Indo-European *pléh₁yōs Proto-Italic *plēōs Old Latin plousder. Latin plūs Latin plūris Latin pluri-bor. English pluri- From Latin pluri-, combining form of plūris, from plūs, from Old Latin *plous, from Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁- (“many”). Related to plenty, plural (via Latin) and fele, full (via PIE).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: pluri-, *plous, *pleh₁-

Synonyms

multi- poly-

Antonyms

mono- uni-

Questions

What does pluri- mean?
several
Where does pluri- come from?
It is traced to Latin.

How to pronounce pluri-

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