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English Affixes From A To Z: A One-Stop List Of Suffixes, Prefixes, and Combining FormsIn English, we love to make new words by adding all sorts of bits to the front and back of existing terms. These are called affixes, and they are added to the base or stem of a word. When attached to the end of word, the affix is called a suffix. And to the beginning? A prefix.
Nearby words
oleic acid, oleiferous, olein, olekma, olenek, oleo, oleo oil, oleo strut, oleo-, oleograph, oleographic
Origin of oleo
First recorded in 1880–85; by shortening of oleomargarine
Can be confused
oleo olioDefinition for oleo (2 of 2)
oleo-
a combining form meaning “oil,” used in the formation of compound words: oleograph.
Also especially before a vowel, ole-.
Origin of oleo-
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British Dictionary definitions for oleo
oleo-
combining form
oiloleomargarine
Word Origin for oleo-
from Latin oleum oil
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Medicine definitions for oleo
oleo-
pref.
Oil:oleic acid.
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