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ef-

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  1. variant of ex- (by assimilation) before f: efficient.


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I went back to my street corner and proceeded to waste three hours begging, not gaining so much as a thin shim for my ef- forts.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss

Basically, we don't know enough to accurately predict the ef- fects of trauma to the brain.

From Terminal Compromise: computer terrorism: when privacy and freedom are the victims: a novel by Winn Schwartau

From this fact 145:18 arise its ethical as well as its physical ef-         fects.

From Science and Health, with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy

If mortals are not progressive, past failures         will be repeated until all wrong work is ef- 240:21 faced or rectified.

From Science and Health, with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy

NOTE.—e-, ec-, and ef- are euphonic variations of ex-.

From New Word-Analysis Or, School Etymology of English Derivative Words by William Swinton

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