Alpha Privative (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun
  1. the prefix a- or, before a vowel, an-, used in Greek and English to express negation or absence.
noun
  1. (in Greek grammar) the letter alpha (or an- before vowels) used as a negative or privative prefix. It appears in English words derived from Greek, as in atheist, anaesthetic
Alpha Privative (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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