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词根词缀:pre-, prae-

【来源及含义】Latin: before [both in time and place]

【相关描述】The prefix prae- can actually be substituted for pre- because both of them are different spellings for the same prefix meaning "before".

【相关词根词缀】 Related before-word units: ante-; antero-; anti-; pro-. Related "time" units: aevum, evum; archaeo-, archeo-; Calendars; chrono-; horo-; Quotes: Time; tempo-.

【同源单词】preacquaint, preacquaintance, preagonal, pre-agricultural, preamble, preambular

词根词缀:quaint-

【来源及含义】Latin > Old French > Middle English: well known, skillful, neat, elegant

【相关描述】This quaint- unit is directly related to this cogni- family of words.

【同源单词】acquaint, acquaintable, acquaintance, disacquaint, inacquaintance, nonacquaintance