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Word part	Type	Origin	Definition
astr, aster, astro	root	Greek	star
at-	prefix	Latin	to, toward
-ate²	adjective-forming suffix	Latin	full of; in a state of
-ate¹	verb-forming suffix	Latin	to make, cause, do
-ation	noun-forming suffix	Latin	the act, process, or result of
-ator	noun-forming suffix	Latin	a person or thing that does
-atory¹	noun-forming suffix	Latin	place associated with
au, avi	root	Latin	bird
aud, audit, audio	root	Latin	hear
aut, auto	prefix	Greek	self
ax	root	Latin	axis
bar, baro	root	Greek	pressure, weight
bat	root	Latin	beat
be-	prefix	Old English	to cover or surround with; to act on or change another.
bell, belli	root	Latin	war
ben, bene, bon	root	Latin	good, well
bi-, bin-	prefix	Latin	two, twice, double
bibl, bibli, biblio	root	Greek	book
bio, bi, -be	root	Greek	life, living, living things
blast, blasto	root	Greek	bud, generative cell
brev, brevi	root	Latin	short, brief

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