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ALPHA PRIVATIVE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does alpha privative mean?
• ALPHA PRIVATIVE (noun)
The noun ALPHA PRIVATIVE has 1 sense:
1. the negative prefix a- or un-
Familiarity information: ALPHA PRIVATIVE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The negative prefix a- or un-
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("alpha privative" is a kind of...):
prefix (an affix that is added in front of the word)
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