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necro-
a combining form meaning “the dead,” “corpse,” “dead tissue,” used in the formation of compound words: necrology.
Also, especially before a vowel, necr-.
Origin:
< Greek nekro-, combining form of nekrós dead person, corpse, (adj.) dead
< Greek nekro-, combining form of nekrós dead person, corpse, (adj.) dead
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Necro-
is always a great word to know.
So is flibbertigibbet. Does it mean:
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| an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance. |
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| necro- or (before a vowel) necr- | |
| —combining form | |
| indicating death, a dead body, or dead tissue: necrology; necrophagous; necrosis | |
| [from Greek nekros corpse] | |
| necr- or (before a vowel) necr- | |
| —combining form | |
| [from Greek nekros corpse] | |
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
necro-
from Gk. nekros "dead body," from PIE *nek- "death, natural death" (cf. Skt. nasyati "disappears, perishes," Avestan nasyeiti "disappears," nasu- "corpse," O.Pers. vi-nathayatiy "he injures;" L. nex, gen. necis "violent death, murder" (as opposed to mors), nocere "to harm, hurt," noxius "harmful;" Gk.
EXPANDnekus "dead" (adj.), nekros "dead body, corpse;" O.Ir. ec, Bret. ankou, Welsh angeu "death").
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American Heritage
Medical Dictionary
necro- or necr-
pref.
Dead body; corpse: necrophilia.
Death: necrobiosis.
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