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meso-

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From Ancient Greek μέσος (mésos, “middle”). Doublet of mid- and medio-.

prefix mes-

  1. morpheme Middle or centre in location/position. Mesoamerica
  2. morpheme Between a macro- scale and micro- scale in scope or analysis. mesoeconomics
  3. morpheme Medium in size. mesobrowser
  4. morpheme Between. mesochannel
  5. morpheme Intermediate between two properties or characteristics. mesocratic
  6. morpheme Referring to the mesentery. mesoappendix
  7. morpheme Mesial in location, position, or direction: towards the midline of the body. mesoanterior
  8. morpheme Normal, average, or typical. mesochronic
  9. morpheme The forward side of a tooth. mesocone
  10. morpheme The middle of a time period, or medium in duration. mesocenozoic
  11. morpheme Quasi or partial. mesocarnivore
  12. morpheme Moderate, medium in quantity. mesoendemic
  13. morpheme Designating an achiral member of a group of diastereoisomers that has at least one chiral member. meso-tartaric acid

    Similar: mid-, medio-

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prefix prefix meaning middle

Españolmeso-
Portuguêsmeso-
Françaisméso-
Deutschmeso-
Italianomeso-
Ελληνικάμεσο- meso-
العربيةوَسْط wasṭ, وَسْطِيّ wasṭiyy

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"meso-." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/meso-.

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@misc{meso_2026,
  title = {meso-},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/meso-},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}