necro-

American  

especially before a vowel, necr-.

1. a combining form meaning “the dead,” “corpse,” “dead tissue,” used in the formation of compound words.

   necrology.

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necro- British  

combining form

1. indicating death, a dead body, or dead tissue

   necrology

   necrophagous

   necrosis

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Usage

What does necro- mean? Necro- is a combining form used like a prefix variously meaning “the dead,” “corpse,” or “dead tissue.” It is used in technical and scientific terms, including in biology and medicine.Necro- comes from the Greek nekrós, meaning “dead person, corpse” or “dead.” Similar in meaning and use to necro- is the common combining form thanato-, from the Greek thánatos, “death.”What are variants of necro-?When combined with words or word elements that begin with a vowel, necro- becomes necr-, as in necrectomy.

Etymology

Origin of necro-

< Greek nekro-, combining form of nekrós dead person, corpse, (adj.) dead

Example Sentences

There are no user charges, unlike Necro, which goes for $7.99 a day, which disturbs me because I can’t help but feel as if a human is worth more than eight bucks.

From Literature

I never felt that I was being told exactly how to construct the world, how to paint the floor tiles, that each Necromorph had to be exactly like this Necro, on that part of the Ishimura.

From Forbes

But enough of these follies: ‘Necro-, pyro-, geo-, hydro-, cheiro-, coscinomancy, With other vain and superstitious sciences.’

From Project Gutenberg

There was The Codex Necro by Anaal Nathrakh, a record I fervently wish had been nominated for the Mercury, purely because I'd like to hear Jools Holland say "Anaal Nathrakh" on BBC4.

From The Guardian

Necro The Pre-fix For Death Psycho Logical He's satanic, he's psychotic, he raps about a lot of blood and death, and he's pure street grit-he's Necro.

From Time Magazine Archive