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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024eph-, - var. of epi- before an aspirate:ephedrine.
Eph., - BibleEphesians.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024epi-, - a prefix occurring in loanwords from Greek, where it meant "upon,'' "on,'' "over,'' "near,'' "at,'' "before,'' "after'' (epicedium;
epidermis;
epigene;
epitome);
on this model, used in the formation of new compound words (epicardium;
epinephrine).
Also, ep-, eph-. - Greek, prefixal use of epí, preposition and adverb, adverbial
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: Eph., Ephes. abbreviation for - Ephesians
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: epi-, eph-, (before a vowel)ep- prefix - on; upon; above; over: epidermis, epicentre
- in addition to: epiphenomenon
- after: epigenesis, epilogue
- near; close to: epicalyx
Etymology: from Greek, from epi (prep) |