Science Fair Project Dictionary
Un-
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Etymology
From and Germanic, related to Latin, in-
Prefix
Added to adjectives, nouns and verbs, to give the following meanings:
- not; denoting absence
- unannounced, not being announced
- uneducated, not educated
- (of nouns) a lack of
- unrelate, not being related
- unrest, a lack of rest
- violative of; contrary to
- unconstitutional, in violation of the constitution
Note
Words formed in this way often have counterparts using in- or non-.
Etymology
From Old English, -un and -in, originally from Germanic
Prefix
Added to verbs and nouns, to form verbs meaning:
- reversal or cancellation
- uncage, release from a cage
- undress, take one's clothes off
- unwind
- unlock
- release from
- unreveal
- untangle, tangling out
Translations
- Russian: без , не
See also
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