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a combining form with the meaning “high,” used in the formation of compound words: altigram, altitude.
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Origin of alti-
Middle English <Latin alti- combining form of altus high
Words nearby alti-
altho, althorn, Althorp House, although, Althusser, alti-, altigraph, altiloquent, altimeter, altimetry, Altiplano
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British Dictionary definitions for alti-
alti-
combining form
indicating height or altitudealtimeter
Word Origin for alti-
from Latin altus high
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