pene-

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pene-

/ˌpiːni/
/piːni/
/ˌpiːn/
/piːn/
/pən/

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From Latin paene (“almost”).

prefix pen- · paene- · pæne- · paen- · pæn-

morpheme Almost the thing or quality expressed by the root, as peneplain (almost a plain), peninsula (almost an island), penultimate (almost the last), penumbra (almost in shadow). Near-synonyms: quasi-, semi-, sub-
Similar: quasi-, semi-, sub-

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

APA

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

Chicago

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

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@misc{pene_2026,
  title = {pene-},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pene-},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}