Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

xeno-

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.34 in modern English

Syllables: xeno-
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

prefix

Having to do with foreigners.

prefix

Relating to strangers or strangeness.

prefix

From a foreign place.

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From a donor of another species.

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Of extraterrestrial origin.

Example Sentences

"xenophilia, xenophobia"
"xenolith, xenomenia"
"porcine xenograft"
"We suggest defining such females as xenoparous, meaning they need to produce individuals of another species as part of their life cycle. This shows the evolution of xenoparity (xeno-, meaning ‘foreign, strange, different’, and -parity, meaning ‘produce, bring forth, give birth’), which is the need to propagate another species’ genome by means of its own eggs."
"xeno- + archaeology → xenoarchaeology"

Etymology

Etymology tree Pre-Greekder. Proto-Hellenic *ksénwos Ancient Greek ξένϝος (xénwos) Ancient Greek ξένος (xénos)der. English xeno- Derived from Ancient Greek ξένος (xénos, “foreign, of a stranger”).

Inflected Forms

xen- (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

xenelasy Xenia xenon allo- auto- self-

Synonyms

hetero-

Questions

What does xeno- mean?: Having to do with foreigners.
Where does xeno- come from?: Etymology tree Pre-Greekder. Proto-Hellenic *ksénwos Ancient Greek ξένϝος (xénwos) Ancient Greek ξένος (xénos)der. English xeno- Derived from Ancient Greek ξένος (xénos, “foreign, of a stranger”).

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