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log-

var. of logo- before a vowel: logarithm.

logo-

a combining form appearing in loanwords from Greek, where it meant “word,” “speech” (logography); on this model, used in the formation of new compound words (logotype).
Also, especially before a vowel, log-.
Compare -logic, -logue, -logy.


Origin:
< Gk logo-, comb. form of lógos logos
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log-  
pref.  Variant of logo-.
logo- or log-  
pref.  Word; speech: logogram.

[Greek, from logos, word, speech; see leg- in Indo-European roots.]
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logo- or log-
pref.
Word; speech: logoplegia.

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