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a combining form meaning “cleft,” used in the formation of compound words: fissiparous.

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Origin of fissi-

<Latin, combining form of fissus cloven, fissum fissure, special uses of past participle of findere to split

Words nearby fissi-

fishwife, fishworm, fishy, Fisk, Fiske, fissi-, fissile, fission, fissionable, fission bomb, fission fungi

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How to use fissi- in a sentence

These must have been what the old writer quaintly called pali fissi.
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British Dictionary definitions for fissi-

fissi-

combining form

indicating a splitting or cleftfissirostral

Word Origin for fissi-

from Latin fissus, past participle of findere to split

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