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prefix \(ˈalso (ˈ)a or (ˈ)ä\

Definition of A-

: not : without <asexual>a- before consonants other than h and sometimes even before h, an- before vowels and usually before h <achromatic> <ahistorical> <anastigmatic> <anhydrous>

Variants of A-

a- or an- \(ˈ)an\

Origin of A-

Latin & Greek; Latin, from Greek — more at un-

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