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plagio-

  1. a combining form meaning “oblique,” used in the formation of compound words:

    plagioclase.

plagio-

combining_form

  1. slanting, inclining, or oblique

    plagiotropism

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Word History and Origins

Origin of plagio-1

Combining form representing Greek plágios slanting, sideways, equivalent to plág ( os ) side + -ios adj. suffix

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Word History and Origins

Origin of plagio-1

from Greek plagios, from plagos side

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