Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An element in some words of Greek origin, meaning short.
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Examples
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I was given three options: I could've had my prostate taken out, had radiation in St. John's for six weeks, which wasn't really possible having a business to run, or I could've gone to Moncton, N.B., for what they called the brachy surgery, where they insert titanium seeds into your prostate and they're radioactive.
The Beacon: News By ANDREW ROBINSON 2010
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As anyone who follows Megan closely (don't we all?) knows, Megan has a genetic condition called brachy-dactyly, characterized by abnormally short fingers.
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As anyone who follows Megan closely (don't we all?) knows, Megan has a genetic condition called brachy-dactyly, characterized by abnormally short fingers.
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As anyone who follows Megan closely (don't we all?) knows, Megan has a genetic condition called brachy-dactyly, characterized by abnormally short fingers.
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As anyone who follows Megan closely (don't we all?) knows, Megan has a genetic condition called brachy-dactyly, characterized by abnormally short fingers.
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As anyone who follows Megan closely (don’t we all?) knows, Megan has a genetic condition called brachy-dactyly, characterized by abnormally short fingers.
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As anyone who follows Megan closely (don’t we all?) knows, Megan has a genetic condition called brachy-dactyly, characterized by abnormally short fingers.
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As anyone who follows Megan closely (don’t we all?) knows, Megan has a genetic condition called brachy-dactyly, characterized by abnormally short fingers.
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As anyone who follows Megan closely (don’t we all?) knows, Megan has a genetic condition called brachy-dactyly, characterized by abnormally short fingers.
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Ou gar an houtô tachy epidêlon epoiei methistemenois houtô brachy.
The Discovery of America Vol. 1 (of 2) with some account of Ancient America and the Spanish Conquest John Fiske 1871
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