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a combining form meaning “height,” “altitude,” used in the formation of compound words: hypsometer.

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Also hypsi-.

Origin of hypso-

<Greek, combining form of hýpsos height; akin to hypo-, up

Words nearby hypso-

hypoxia, hypoxic, hypozeugma, hypozeuxis, Hypsilantis, hypso-, hypsochromic, hypsography, hypsometer, hypsometry, hyracoid

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British Dictionary definitions for hypso-

hypso-

before a vowel hyps-

combining form

indicating heighthypsometry

Word Origin for hypso-

from Greek hupsos

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