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in⋅fra

  [in-fruh]
Use infra in a Sentence
–adverb
below, esp. when used in referring to parts of a text.
Compare supra.

Origin:
1730–40; < L infrā; cf. under
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infra-

 
a prefix meaning “below,” used, with second elements of any origin, in the formation of compound words: infrasonic; infrared.
Origin:
< L, repr. infrā, adv. or prep.
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infra- 
from L. infra (adv., prep.) "below, underneath, beneath," from PIE *ndher (cf. Skt. adnah "below," O.E. under "under, among;" see under). Opposed to super-. Its use as a prefix was rare in Latin.
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Main Entry: in·fra
Pronunciation: 'in-fr&, -"frä
Function: adverb
: in the following text : BELOW infra —D. Q. Posin> —used in books, articles, and cases to refer the reader to later pages, sections, or footnotes of the text —compare IDEM, SUPRA
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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infra- pref.
Inferior to, below, or beneath: infrasonic.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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