coen-

See also: Coen and cœn-

English

Alternative forms

cœn- (obsolete)

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κοινός (koinós, “common”).

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) enPR: sēn, IPA^(key): /siːn/

Prefix

coen-

common

Usage notes

When combined with a word or another affix which begins with a consonant, this prefix concatenates with -o- (as coeno-).

Derived terms

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Related terms

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cenobium (chiefly botany and zoology)
coenoecium (zoology)

References

"cœn-" in the Oxford English Dictionary, second edition (1989)

Anagrams

Cone, Econ., Noce, ceno-, cone, econ, once

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