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and-
Prefix
idiomatic
morpheme
Japanese Meaning
反対（～に対して） / 後ろ（戻る、もとの状態に）」 / 返す、応える（その返しとして） / 離れて、遠ざかる
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(no longer productive) A prefix of Old English origin meaning against
, back
, in return
, away
, represented in Modern English by a-, an-, on-, and in altered form by the reverse-action prefix un- (e.g. unbuckle). Also as the initial letter d in dread (ondrǣdan).
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and-
In the lecture, the linguist discussed how the archaic prefix and- once conveyed notions like 'against', 'back', and 'away'.
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In the lecture, the linguist discussed how the archaic prefix and- once conveyed notions like 'against', 'back', and 'away'.
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