plagio-


  1. a combining form meaning “oblique,” used in the formation of compound words: plagioclase.

Origin of plagio-

1
Combining form representing Greek plágios slanting, sideways, equivalent to plág(os) side + -ios adj. suffix

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British Dictionary definitions for plagio-

plagio-

combining form
  1. slanting, inclining, or oblique: plagiotropism

Origin of plagio-

1
from Greek plagios, from plagos side

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