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-tropous

  1. a combining form meaning “turned, curved” in the direction specified by the initial element:

    anatropous.

-tropous

combining form

  1. indicating a turning away

    anatropous

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Word History and Origins

Origin of -tropous1

From the Greek suffix -tropos pertaining to a turn

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Word History and Origins

Origin of -tropous1

from Greek -tropos concerning a turn

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