pen-
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variant of pene- before a vowel:
penannular.
Related Words
- peignoir
- penannular
- penicillium
- pentatonic scale
- antimony pentoxide
- appentice
pen-a variant of pene-, before a vowel.
pen-
Brythonic for "head;" common in place names in Cornwall and Wales (such as Penzance, see also Pendragon).
pen-
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pen-paen-
Prefix
- nearly, almost
Etymology
From Latin paene (“nearly, almost”)
Derived terms
前缀:pen- 表示“近似, 差不多”
peninsula 半岛(pen+insula岛→似岛一样→半岛)
penultimate 倒数第二的(pen+ultimate最终→靠近最终一个→倒数第二)