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metro-¹

  • /mɛtɹo/

Where it comes from

Clipping of metropolitan.

prefix

  1. morpheme metropolitan: of or relating to the city. metro-link, metro-bus, metro-rail

metro-²

  • /miːtɹo/

Where it comes from

From metra, medical English, via New Latin, via Ancient Greek μήτρα (mḗtra), "uterus".

prefix metr-

  1. morpheme Uterus; uterine.

    Similar: utero-, hystero-

metro-³

prefix

  1. morpheme poetry; meter
  2. morpheme relating to measurements

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

APA

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

Chicago

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

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@misc{metro_2026,
  title = {metro-},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/metro-},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}