-pede

1. variant of -ped.

   centipede.

-pede

combining form

1. a variant of -ped

Example Sentences

Eric Hauser, a former assistant principal in Texas who wrote a children's book called "The Adventures of Pepe and Pede," which was accused of containing thinly veiled allegories for Trump supporters and anti-Islamic sentiment, settled with Furie out of court.

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“German retirees who have worked hard for 45 years get less than the refugees,” said Knoll Pede, 64, a town maintenance worker.

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This summer, a Texas school administrator, Eric Hauser, self-published a book, “The Adventures of Pepe and Pede,” that chronicles the adventures of a frog who battles a suspiciously Muslim-like alligator named Alkah.

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Not only did the “Pepe and Pede” author back down, he also agreed to donate all profits to the Council on American-Islamic Relations.

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The Adventures of Pepe and Pede, a children’s book based around thinly veiled alt-right themes, will cease publication at the behest of Pepe the Frog creator Matt Furie.

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When To Use

What does -pede mean?

The combining form -pede is used like a suffix meaning “having a foot.” It is occasionally used in scientific terms, especially in biology.The form -pede comes from Latin -pēs, meaning “-footed.” The Greek cognate of -pēs is -pous, “-footed,” which is the source of numerous combining forms that relate to the lower extremities, including pod-, podo-, -pod, -poda, -pode, -podium, and -podous. Discover more at our Words That Use articles for each of these seven forms.What are variants of -pede?The form -pede is a variant of -ped. Though not a variant, the form pedi- has the same root as -pede. Want to know more? Read our Words That Use articles for -ped and pedi-.