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xeno-

a combining form meaning “alien,” “strange,” “guest,” used in the formation of compound words: xenogamy, xenolith.
Also, especially before a vowel, xen-.


Origin:
comb. form of Gk xénos stranger, guest (n.); alien, foreign, strange (adj.)
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xeno- or xen-  
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  1. Stranger; foreigner: xenophobia.

  2. Strange; foreign; different: xenolith.


[New Latin, from Greek, from xenos, stranger; see ghos-ti- in Indo-European roots.]
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xeno- or xen-
pref.

  1. Stranger; foreigner: xenophobia.

  2. Strange; foreign; different: xenophthalmia.

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