pauci-

See also: pauci

English

Etymology

From Latin paucī, form of paucus, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂w- (“few, small”) (English few).

Prefix

pauci-

1. (chiefly biology) Having or involving few.
   • paucisymptomatic, paucispiral

Synonyms

• oligo- (from Ancient Greek)

Antonyms

• multi- (from Latin)
• poly- (from Ancient Greek)

Derived terms

English terms prefixed with pauci-

Anagrams

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