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allo-

  • /æloʊ-/ US
  • /ælə-/ US

Sounds like aloe, (one pronunciation) Allah · Rhymes with -æləʊ, -ælə

Where it comes from

From Ancient Greek ἀλλο- (allo-), combining form of ἄλλος (állos, “other”), from Proto-Hellenic *ál͏̌l͏̌os, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂élyos. Doublet of else (the inherited Germanic word) and alias (borrowed from Latin).

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  1. morpheme Nonself; nonself but of the same species. allogeneous

    Similar: hetero- · Opposite: auto-, self-, ipsi-

  2. morpheme Alloimmunity; (biology, medicine, transplantation) transplantation of cells or tissues from one person to another. alloresponse

    Similar: hetero- · Opposite: auto-, self-, ipsi-

  3. morpheme An arbitrary member of a heterogenous-but-interrelated group. alloalbumin

    Similar: hetero- · Opposite: auto-, self-, ipsi-

  4. morpheme External, outside, or from a separate location. allonomous
  5. morpheme Hybridization of multiple species. allohaploid
  6. morpheme Isomeric; especially, of amino acids having two chiral centres, the second diastereoisomer to be discovered or synthesized. allolactose
  7. morpheme a diastereomer having the same configuration on four neighboring chiral carbon atoms as carbohydrate allose.
  8. morpheme Different, distinct, or other with respect to the root. allosome
  9. morpheme Abnormal, defective with respect to the root. allolalia
  10. morpheme Unconventional, unusual, or unexpected. allophone
  11. morpheme Changed or modified. allohistorical
  12. morpheme Synthetic, artificial. alloprotein
  13. morpheme Variety, heterogeneity. allopelagic
  14. morpheme Alternative, variant in form. allophony
  15. morpheme Impure in composition. allochromatic
  16. morpheme Alloparenting: parenting behaviours between animals who are not parent and child. allosuck
  17. morpheme Not asexual; attracted to others. alloromantic

Similar: hetero- · Opposite: auto-, self-

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Similar: hetero- · Opposite: auto-, self-

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"allo-." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/allo-. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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allo-. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/allo-

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@misc{allo_2026,
  title = {allo-},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/allo-},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}