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pene-

  1. a combining form meaning “almost,” used in the formation of compound words: penecontemporaneous.
Also especially before a vowel, pen-.

Origin of pene-

< Latin paene-, combining form of paene
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British Dictionary definitions for pene-

pene-

before a vowel pen-

prefix
  1. almostpeneplain

Word Origin for pene-

from Latin paene
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