Definitions
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- prefix used to indicate decrease.
- prefix used to indicate lower position or direction, literally or figuratively.
- prefix used to indicate de-emphasis.
Etymologies
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Examples
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The American people do want this budget brought down-
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Boston's "Style down- syndrome" a neat trick we take pride in given that close to 50% of the City is comprised of people who have moved to Boston in the last 10 years or less.
Greg Selkoe: Hey GQ I Guess Stereotypes Die Hard, Wicked Hard Greg Selkoe 2011
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But only is a relative concept when at any moment a capricious up-, down-, or cross-draft might have dashed the dangling deputy against the side of the cliff or sent the helicopter spiraling into the ravine.
THE BOYS FROM SANTA CRUZ Jonathan Nasaw 2010
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But only is a relative concept when at any moment a capricious up-, down-, or cross-draft might have dashed the dangling deputy against the side of the cliff or sent the helicopter spiraling into the ravine.
THE BOYS FROM SANTA CRUZ Jonathan Nasaw 2010
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But only is a relative concept when at any moment a capricious up-, down-, or cross-draft might have dashed the dangling deputy against the side of the cliff or sent the helicopter spiraling into the ravine.
THE BOYS FROM SANTA CRUZ Jonathan Nasaw 2010
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But only is a relative concept when at any moment a capricious up-, down-, or cross-draft might have dashed the dangling deputy against the side of the cliff or sent the helicopter spiraling into the ravine.
THE BOYS FROM SANTA CRUZ Jonathan Nasaw 2010
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Every now and then we see someone cruising down- or upriver on a boat.
Learning to Die in Miami Carlos Eire 2010
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She slipped the cell back in her pocket and stepped off the sidewalk, leaving the throngs of down- and wool-bundled workers on Grant Street to begin her descent.
Aching for Always Gwyn Cready 2010
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Although both dry cleaning and laundering will to some extent remove oils, most manufacturers today seem to regard laundering as the cleaning method of choice for down- and feather-filled clothes and furnishings.
HOME COMFORTS CHERYL MENDELSON 2005
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However, the idea that soaps necessarily are milder than detergents is mistaken, and until someone informs me of any other reason for choosing soap for laundering down- and feather-filled objects, I will continue to use a mild detergent.
HOME COMFORTS CHERYL MENDELSON 2005
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