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plagio-

  1. a combining form meaning “oblique,” used in the formation of compound words:

    plagioclase.



plagio-

combining_form

  1. slanting, inclining, or oblique

    plagiotropism

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of plagio-1

Combining form representing Greek plágios slanting, sideways, equivalent to plág ( os ) side + -ios adj. suffix
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Word History and Origins

Origin of plagio-1

from Greek plagios, from plagos side

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