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ergo-
(word root) workExamples of words with the root ergo-: ergograph
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er·go
(ûr′gō, âr′-)conj.
Consequently; therefore.
adv.
Consequently; hence.
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ergo
(ˈɜːɡəʊ)sentence connector
therefore; hence
[C14: from Latin: therefore]
ergo
(ˈɜːɡəʊ)n
(Rowing) informal short for ergometer2
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er•go
(ˈɜr goʊ, ˈɛr goʊ)conj., adv.
therefore.
[1350–1400; < Latin]
ergo-1
, a combining form meaning “work”: ergograph.
Also, esp. before a vowel, erg-. [comb. form representing Greek érgon]
ergo-2
, a combining form representing ergot: ergonovine.
[< French]
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ergo
A Latin word meaning therefore or hence.
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ergo
conjunction therefore, so, then, thus, hence, consequently, accordingly, for that reason, in consequence Neither side had an incentive to start a war. Ergo, peace would reign.
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ergo
[ˈɜːgəʊ] CONJ (frm or hum) → ergoCollins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
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[ˈɜːgəʊ] adv → ergoCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995