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Synonyms for alpha privative

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privative a alpha privativum

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Noun

1. Privative a — the prefix a- (or an- when prefixing a root which begins with a vowel) found in some English words of Greek…

privative a, alpha privativum

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  1. n. 1

    The prefix a- (or an- when prefixing a root which begins with a vowel) found in some English words of Greek derivation. It expresses negation or absence. The prefix has cognates in other Indo-European languages, including in- in Latin and un- in English, all traceable back to Proto-Indo-European *n̥-.