steno-
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Related to steno-: Nicolas Steno
steno-
(word root) shortExamples of words with the root steno-: stenographer
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steno-
pref.
Narrow; small: stenotopic.
[Greek, from stenos.]
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steno-
or before a vowelsten-
combining form
indicating narrowness or contraction: stenography; stenosis.
[from Greek stenos narrow]
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