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xeno-(word root) foreignExamples of words with the root xeno-: xenophobiaxeno- or xen-pref.1. Stranger; foreigner: xenophobia.2. Strange; foreign; different: xenolith. [New Latin, from Greek, from xenos, stranger; see ghos-ti- in Indo-European roots.]xeno- or before a vowel xen-combining formindicating something strange, different, or foreign: xenogamy. [from Greek xenos strange]xeno- a combining form meaning “foreign,” “strange”: xenolith. [comb. form of Greek xénos] xeno-
xeno- This combining form is correctly pronounced zĕn'ō, not zē'nō.Strange; consisting of foreign material; parasitic. See: hetero-, allo-. [G. xenos, guest, host, stranger, foreign] xeno- Combining form meaning strange; foreign material; parasite. See also: hetero-, allo-[G. xenos, guest, host, stranger, foreign]xeno- Combining form denoting foreign or strange.xeno- This combining form is correctly pronounced zĕn"ō, not zē'nō.Strange; consisting of foreign material; parasitic. [G. xenos, guest, host, stranger, foreign] |