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1. aeolo-, comb. form View full entry 1830
...Forming the names of (obsolete) musical instruments in which reeds are made to vibrate by air, as aeolodicon, aeolodion, aeolomelodicon, aeolophon, etc....
2. Americo-, comb. form View full entry 1787
...Forming nouns and adjectives with the sense ‘of or relating to America’ or ‘both American and —’....
3. -gate, comb. form View full entry 1973
...A terminal element denoting an actual or alleged scandal (and usually an attempted cover-up), in some way comparable with the Watergate scandal of 1972. Appended to:...
4. Nilo-, comb. form View full entry 1932
...Forming nouns and adjectives with the sense ‘of or relating to the Nile, or the Nile region’, esp. in the names of language groups. Cf. Nilo-Hamite, Nilo-Hamitic, ...
5. -poo, comb. form View full entry 1932
...Appended to words (often personal names) ending in (usually hypocoristic) -ie or -y, forming a term of endearment or denoting the speaker's playfulness or affectedness....
6. roentgeno-, comb. form View full entry 1896
...Forming terms relating to the (chiefly medical) use of X-rays; cf. Roentgen...
