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xeno-
xeno-
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Prefix
xeno-
- Used to form taxonomic names and epithets indicating strangeness
Derived terms
English
Alternative forms
Prefix
xeno-
- Having to do with foreigners, as in xenophilia, or more commonly, xenophobia.
- Relating to strangers or strangeness, as in xenodochy or xenomenia.
- From a foreign place, as in xenolith
Derived terms
<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:English_words_prefixed_with_xeno-'>English words prefixed with xeno-</a>
Translations
Italian
Prefix
xeno-
- xeno- (all senses)
Derived terms
<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:Italian_words_prefixed_with_xeno-'>Italian words prefixed with xeno-</a>
Spanish
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ξένος (xénos, “foreign, of a stranger”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /se.no/
Prefix
xeno-
Derived terms
<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:Spanish_words_prefixed_with_xeno-'>Spanish words prefixed with xeno-</a>