ec-
combining form
out from; away from
⇒
ecbolic
⇒
eccentric
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ecdysis
Origin
from Greek ek (before a vowel ex) out of, away from; see ex-1ec-
1
variant of ex-3. before a consonant:
eccentric.
ec-variant of ex-3, before consonants, as in eccentric.
ec-
typical form in English of Latin ex-, Greek ex-, ek- before consonants (as in eclipse, ecstacy). See ex-.
ec-
out of, outside:
out of, outside:
echo, eclipse, eclectic, ecesis, ecstasy, exzema
ec-
prefix. the form of ex-2 before consonants, as in eccentric, eclectic, ecstasy.
EC (no periods)
Eastern Caribbean: EC$3 million.
European Community:
The EC expects to be one of the largest consumers of nuclear fuel by the year 2000(Kenneth Brown).
E.C.
East Central (a postal district in London).
ec-
I.prefix
Etymology: Middle English, from Old French, from Latin, from Greek ek, from ex — more at ex-
: out of : outside of : outside
< eccyesis >
II.combining form
or eco- also oec- or oeco- or oiko-
Etymology: earlier also yco-, from Middle French & Late Latin; Middle French yco-, from Late Latin oeco-, oiko-, from Greek oik-, oiko-, from oikos house, habitation — more at vicinity
1.
a. : household
< economy >
b. : economic and
< eco-cultural >
2. : habitat or environment especially as a factor significantly influencing the mode of life or the course of development
< ecospecies >
< ecosystem >
< ecad >
III.combining form
or eco-
: ecological or environmental
< ecocatastrophe >
I.
< eccyesis >
II.
or eco- also oec- or oeco- or oiko-
1.
a.
< economy >
b.
< eco-cultural >
2.
< ecospecies >
< ecosystem >
< ecad >
III.
or eco-
< ecocatastrophe >
前缀：ec-
【词根来源】：=ex-,用在c前。
【同源单词】：eccentric