spheno-

a combining form meaning “wedge,” used in the formation of compound words: sphenography.

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decorum
the act of or need for making up one's mind.
dignified propriety of behavior, speech, dress, etc.
a company of singers, especially an organized group employed in church service.
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Also especially before a vowel, sphen-.

Origin of spheno-

< New Latin < Greek sphḗn wedge + -o- -o-

Words nearby spheno-

sphecid, sphen-, sphene, sphenic, sphenion, spheno-, sphenocephaly, sphenodon, sphenoethmoidal suture, sphenogram, sphenography
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British Dictionary definitions for spheno-

spheno-

before a vowel sphen-

combining form

having the shape of a wedgesphenogram

Word Origin for spheno-

from Greek sphēn wedge
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Medical definitions for spheno-

spheno-

pref.

Wedge; wedge-shaped:sphenocephaly.
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