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acro-
- a combining form with the meanings “height,” “tip end,” “extremities of the body,” used in the formation of compound words:
acrophobia.
acro-
combining_form
- denoting something at a height, summit, top, tip, beginning, or end
acrogen
acropolis
- denoting an extremity of the human body
acromegaly
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of acro-1
from Greek akros extreme, topmost
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Example Sentences
Acro's has been overlaid by other commentators until the identity of his work is lost.
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Straight over the site of the town is the great rock known as the Acro-Corinthus.
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Any one who looks at the map of Greece will see how the Acro-Corinthus commands coasts, islands, and bays.
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I have seen the famous spring Pirene on Acro-Corinth treated even worse than this.
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The water coming down from Acro-Corinth was introduced from behind.
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