fissi-

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, fission bomb, fission fungi, fission product
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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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