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Prepositions and Prefixes: All Prepositions and Prefixes

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All Prepositions and Prefixes
Latin English
praeter besides, beyond, more than, except
supero, -avi, -atus overcome, conquer
prae before, in front of, on account of
postremus last
ultra beyond, on the other side of
postquam after
propter near, on account of
postea afterwards
circum around
sine without
post after
de from, down from, concerning
ulterior farther, beyond
superbus proud, arrogant
prope near
extra outside of
ultimus farthest, last
ob on account of, towards, at, in the way of
trans- across
circa about, in the neighborhood of
supra over, above, more than
propinquus near, neighboring
posterus later, the following, the future
inter between, among
praeterea besides, further
a or ab from, away from
infra below, beneath
ante before (in time)
per through
proximus nearest
supremus or summus highest, last
dis- apart, not
antea before
e or ex out of, from
sub below, under (of time) about, just before
pro for, before, in place of, in proportion to
ad to, toward
apud at, near, at the house of, in the words of
in in, at, on
super over, above, more than
contra against, opposite
superior higher, upper, former
con- or com- together
re- back, again



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