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UBC CLST301-Module 8 The heart (and the blood) of the matter
Adjective Roots for Numbers
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Undergraduate 3
04/06/2011

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Term
null-
Definition
none; no [connecting vowel is "i"]
Term
mon-
un-
Definition
one [un- with -gravida or -para means "once]
Term
prim-
Definition
first [ with -gravida or -para means "once"]
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di-
dipl-
bi-
bin-
Definition
two; double [no connecting vowel follows for di-, bi-, bin-] [use bi- if consonant follows, bin- if vowel follows]
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secund-
Definition
second [with -gravida or -para means "twice"]
Term
tert-
Definition
three; third
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tri-
Definition
three [no connecting vowel follows]
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tripl-
Definition
three; triple
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quadr-
Definition
four [connecting vowel is "i"]
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quart-
Definition
four; fourth [connecting vowel is "i"]
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quint-
Definition
five; fifth [connecting vowel is "i"]
Term
pent-
penta-
Definition
five
Term
sext-
Definition
six; sixth [connecting vowel is "i"]
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hex-
hexa-
sex-
Definition
six
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hept-
hepta-
sept-
Definition
seven; seventh [connecting vowel for hept- and sept- is "i"]
Term
oct-
octa-
Definition
eight; eighth [connecting vowel for oct- is "i"]
Term
non-
nona-
Definition
nine; ninth [connecting vowel for non- is "i"]
Term
dec-
Definition
ten; tenth; one tenth [connecting vowel is "i"]
Term
mer-
Definition
part; partial
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poly-
mult-
plur-
Definition
many; multiple [no connecting vowel follows poly-] [connecting vowel for mult- and plur- is "i"]
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