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What is the difference between a “prefix” and a “combining form”?
According to ODO, mini- is classified as a combining form. How exactly is this different from a prefix (or an affix, in general)? Can combining forms also be prefixes?
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Difference between “antisymmetric” and “nonsymmetric” [closed]
What is the difference between antisymmetric and nonsymmetric?
I only know the meaning of asymmetric.
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Difference among “dis-”, “de-”, & “un-” [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Is there a general rule for the prefixation of “un-” and “de-” to words?
Origins of negative prefixes like in-, un-, il-, ir-, dis-, a-
What is the difference between ...
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What is the difference between “dewatering” and “unwatering”
This report on the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy refers to the process of removing water as unwatering. However, I always thought that this process was called dewatering. What, if any, is the ...
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“Instable” or “unstable”?
From my experience, it seems that although unstable is more commonly used, instable is often preferred in engineering and scientific contexts, e.g. "aircraft instability", "instable algorithm".
Are ...
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What is the difference between “Hept-” and “Sept-” prefixes?
As I understand it, both the prefixes "Hept-" and "Sept-" are used to indicate seven of something.
We have examples of English words that use both:
e.g.
Heptathalon, Heptagon, Heptane
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Difference between “pangalactic” and “transgalactic”?
I am building a game and trying to give some fancy names to some objectives in my game.
So, I was wondering about the difference between the words pangalactic and transgalactic?
Does any of them ...
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Difference between “unlikeable” and “dislikeable”?
Is there a difference between unlikeable and dislikeable? It feels like there is, but I'm uncertain how to explain it.
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“Grudge” vs. “begrudge”
In Faulkner's The sound and the fury two sentences arrive close to one another which have made me wonder about the usage of grudge and begrudge.
I know you grudge what I give him.
And shortly ...
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Is there a general rule for the prefixation of “un-” and “de-” to words?
Given the different questions we have seen about the prefixes "de-" and "un-", I have grown curious if there is a overarching rule for terms that need undoing.
“Unselect” or “Deselect”?
“Unregister” ...
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“Unregister” vs “Deregister”
The concept of "undoing a registration" is widely used in my line of work. While most dictionaries define unregister as the proper verb for it, several widely used and highly considered sources also ...
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“Unselect” or “Deselect”?
If I want the user to revert their operation of selecting an item, should I say: "Unselect the option" or "Deselect the option"?
