a productive prefix

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• productive — [prə duk′tiv, prōduk′tiv] adj. [ML productivus < LL, fit for prolongation < L productus, pp. of producere: see PRODUCE] 1. producing abundantly; fertile [productive soil, a productive mind] 2. marked by abundant production or effective… …   English World dictionary

• productive — adjective Date: 1612 1. having the quality or power of producing especially in abundance < productive fishing waters > 2. effective in bringing about < investigating committees have been productive of much good R. K. Carr > 3. a. yielding results …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• productive — adjective 1》 producing or able to produce large amounts of goods, crops, etc.     ↘relating to or engaged in the production of goods, crops, etc. 2》 achieving or producing a significant amount or result. 3》 (productive of) producing. 4》… …   English new terms dictionary

• epi- — prefix meaning on, upon, above, also in addition to; toward, among, from Gk. epi upon, at, close upon (in space or time), on the occasion of, in addition, from PIE *epi, *opi near, at, against (Cf. Skt. api also, besides; Avestan aipi also, to,… …   Etymology dictionary

• self- — is a highly productive prefix forming compounds of various types, in most of which self acts as the object on which the action or attribute signified by the second element operates, e.g. self betrayal (= betrayal of oneself), self awareness (=… …   Modern English usage

• demi- — is a less productive prefix than it used to be, being overshadowed by semi and half (and occasionally hemi for words of Greek origin). It survives in a number of English words, some of them loanwords from French, e.g. demigod, demi monde, demi… …   Modern English usage

• micro- — continues to be a highly productive prefix, with the following among many forms first recorded after 1990: microclimate, microdot, microeconomics, micro event, microfilm, microinstruction (in computing), microlight (lightweight aircraft),… …   Modern English usage

• NON- — prefix giving the negative sense of words with which it is combined, esp.: 1 not doing or having or involved with (non attendance; non payment; non productive). 2 a not of the kind or class described (non alcoholic; non member; non event). b… …   Useful english dictionary

• Sesotho nouns — Notes: *The orthography used in this and related articles is that of South Africa, not Lesotho. For a discussion of the differences between the two see the notes on Sesotho orthography. *Hovering the mouse cursor over most H:title| [ɪ talɪk] |… …   Wikipedia

• Pipil grammar — This article provides a grammar sketch of the Nawat or Pipil language, an endangered language spoken by the Pipils of western El Salvador, belonging to the Nahua group within the Uto Aztecan language family. There also exists a brief typological… …   Wikipedia

• Gramática pipil — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Con Gramática pipil se refiere al conjunto de reglas y princios que regulan el uso del idioma pipil. Este artículo muestra un esquema gramatical del idioma náhuat o pipil, una lengua perteneciente a la familia… …   Wikipedia Español