Dictionary of Combining Forms: Vocabulary Building (English Word Power Book 6)
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Dictionary of Combining Forms: Vocabulary Building (English Word Power Book 6)
What are "Combining Forms"?
Combining form is aform of a word that can combine with free word, root word oranothercombining form to get a new word. 'Combining form' adds extrameaning to the new word. 'Combining form' is added to the beginning orend of free word, root word or another combining form.
(A). Examples of "Combining form + Free Word":
Agro- + Industry = Agro-industry Agro- denotes: connected with farming
(C). Examples of "Combining form + Combining form":
Hydro- + -Logy = Hydrology [the scientific study of the earth's water] Hydro- denotes: relating to water -Logy denotes: a subject of study
IMPORTANT NOTES:
1. "Combining form" generally cannot stand alone as free words, but there are many exceptions to this rule.
EXAMPLES: Combining Form: -like [free word] lotus + -like = lotus-like rope + -like = rope-like -like- denotes: similar to the thing that is mentioned
2. Many "PAST PARTICIPLES and PRESENT PARTICIPLES" are used as COMBINING FORMS. Past participles -- the form of a verb that ends in -ed, -en, etc. Present participles -- the form of a verb that ends in -ing
EXAMPLES: (A). Past Participle Combining Form: -based [past participle] foreign + -based = foreign-based demand + -based = demand-based -based- denotes: containing something as an important feature or part (B). Present Participle Combining Form: -looking [present participle] fine + -looking = fine-looking suspicious + -looking = suspicious-looking -looking- denotes: to be appearing in a way that is mentioned
 Alphabetical List of Combining Forms Along With Their Meanings And Examples
Combining Forms -- A
AERO- Used to form: adjectives, adverbs and nouns General meaning: connected with aircraft Examples: aerobatics / aerodrome / aerodynamics / aerofoil / aerogramme (also, aerogram) / aeronaut / aeronautics / aerospace / aerostat
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-AFFLICTED Used to form: adjectives General meaning: badly affected from the thing that is mentioned Examples [along with their use in phrases]: disease-afflicted ---- [disease-afflicted infant] drought-afflicted ---- [drought-afflicted villages] terror-afflicted ---- [terror-afflicted countries]
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AFRO- Used to form: adjectives and nouns General meaning: African Examples [along with their use in phrases]: Afro-Brazilian ---- [Afro-Brazilian heritage] Afro-British ---- [Afro-British people] Afro-Caribbean ---- [Afro-Caribbean cooperation] Afro-Colombian ---- [Afro-Colombian celebrities] Afro-Cuban ---- [Afro-Cuban player] Afro-descendant ---- [Afro-descendant communities] Afro-Iranian ---- [Afro-Iranian minority] Afro-Latina ---- [Afro-Latina engineers] Afro-Mexican ---- [Afro-Mexican students] Afro-Palestinian ---- [Afro-Palestinian group] Afro-Turk ---- [Afro-Turk music star]
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ALL- Used to form: adjectives and adverbs General meaning: each and every one | totally | in the highest degree Examples: all-American / all-around / all-British / all-Canadian / all-clear / all-consuming / all-embracing / all-encompassing / all-important / all-inclusive / all-night / all-nighter / all-out / all-over / all-party / all-pervading / all-powerful / all-purpose / all-round / all-rounder / all-star / all-ticket / all-time
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ASTRO- Used to form: adjectives, adverbs and nouns General meaning: connected with the stars or universe Examples: astrolabe / astrologer / astrological / astrology / astrometry / astronaut / astronomer / astronomical / astronomically / astronomy / astrophysicist / astrophysics
AUDIO- Used to form: adjectives, adverbs and nouns General meaning: connected with hearing or sound Examples: audio-book / audio-cassette / audio-lingual / audiology / audio-meter / audio-metric / audiophile / audiotape / audio-typist / audio-visual