End-

Pronunciation

• RP enPR: Ä•nd—, IPA: /É›nd—/

Origin

From the Ancient Greek ἔνδον (endon, "within").

Full definition of end-

Prefix

1. internal, within, inside

Usage notes

When combined with a term beginning with a consonant, end- concatenates with the interfix -o- (as endo-).

The prefix end- is usually stressed in the terms it forms (as in endoscope: ); however, it is never stressed when stress falls on the following syllable (as in endoscopy: ), and stressing the prefix is optional when the subsequent syllable is stressed (as in endoscopic: or ).

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Antonyms

• ect-, ecto-, ex-, exo-, exter-, extra-, extro-, rare foris-, out-, loosely preter-