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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-
pref. Inferior to, below, or beneath: infrasonic. [From Latin īnfrā, below; see  dher- in Indo-European roots.]
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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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infra- pref.
Inferior to, below, or beneath: infrasonic.
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