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Prefix/Suffix Meaning/Usage Prefixes and Suffixes 379

self- of oneself; automatic (self-interest, self-loading)
semi- half; twice in a specified period (semicircle, semiannually)

sub- 1. under; beneath; below (subhuman); 2. of lower rank than;
inferior (subordinate); 3. to a lesser degree (subpar); 4. near;
almost (substitute)
suf- same as sub- before f
sym- same as syn- before b, m, or p

syn- together; at the same time (synchronize)
sys- same as syn- before s, h, and other aspirate sounds

tele- at a distance (telecommute); of, in, or by (televise)
tran- same as trans- before s
trans- across; on the other side of; above and beyond (transcend,
transcontinental)
tri- three (triangle)

un- not (unused, unsupervised)
vice- one who acts in place of; second in command (viceroy,
vice president)