Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- prefix On; in.
- prefix In the act of.
- prefix In the direction of.
- prefix In a specified state or condition.
- prefix Without; not.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[Middle English, from Old English, from an, on; see on.]
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[Greek; see ne in Indo-European roots.]
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