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necr-

combining form
variants: or necro-

Definition of necr-

1 : those that are dead
  • necrophilia
2 : one that is dead
  • necropsy

Origin and Etymology of necr-

Late Latin, from Greek nekr-, nekro-, from nekros dead body — more at noxious

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