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necro-
- a combining form meaning “the dead,” “corpse,” “dead tissue,” used in the formation of compound words:
necrology.
necro-
combining_form
- indicating death, a dead body, or dead tissue
necrosis
necrophagous
necrology
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Origin of necro-1
< Greek nekro-, combining form of nekrós dead person, corpse, (adj.) dead
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Word History and Origins
Origin of necro-1
from Greek nekros corpse
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