stylo-

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  1. a combining form representing style or styloid in the formation of compound words: stylography.

Origin of stylo-

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Combining form representing Latin stilus.See stylus, -o-

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stylo-2

  1. a combining form meaning “column,” “pillar,” “tube,” used in the formation of compound words: stylolite.

Origin of stylo-

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<Greek, combining form of stŷlos pillar

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British Dictionary definitions for stylo-

stylo-

combining form
  1. (in biology) a style: stylopodium

  2. indicating a column or point: stylobate; stylograph

Origin of stylo-

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from Greek stulos column

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