lepto

[ lep-toh ]

nounInformal.

Origin of lepto

1
By shortening

Other definitions for lepto- (2 of 2)

lepto-

  1. a combining form meaning “thin,” “fine,” “slight,” used in the formation of compound words: leptophyllous.

Origin of lepto-

2
<Greek lepto-, combining form of leptós thin, slight, fine, literally, stripped, equivalent to lép(ein) to strip + -tos adj. suffix
  • Also especially before a vowel, lept-.

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British Dictionary definitions for lepto-

lepto-

combining form
  1. fine, slender, or slight: leptosome

Origin of lepto-

1
from Greek leptos thin, literally: peeled, from lepein to peel

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