plagio-
plagio-
a combining form meaning “oblique,” used in the formation of compound words: plagioclase.
Origin:
combining form representing Greek plágios slanting, sideways, equivalent to plág(os) side + -ios adj. suffix
combining form representing Greek plágios slanting, sideways, equivalent to plág(os) side + -ios adj. suffix
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| plagio- | |
| —combining form | |
| slanting, inclining, or oblique: plagiotropism | |
| [from Greek plagios, from plagos side] | |
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Plagio-
is always a great word to know.
So is quincunx. Does it mean:
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
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Word Origin & History
plagio-
comb. form, from Gk. plagios "oblique, slanting," from plagos "side," from PIE base *p(e)lag- "flat, spread."
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plagio- pref.
Slanting; inclining: plagiocephaly.
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