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Word part	Type	Origin	Definition
luc, lum	root	Latin	light; shine
luct	root	Latin	struggle
lud, lus	root	Latin	to play
lun, luni, luna	root	Latin	moon
lustr	root	Latin	shine
-ly¹	adverb-forming suffix	Old English	in such a way or manner
-ly²	adjective-forming suffix	Old English	like; every (when attached to times)
lys, lyt, -lyze	root	Greek	break down, disintegrate
macro-	prefix	Greek	large, long
magn, magna, magni, maj	root	Latin	great, large
mal, male	root	Latin	bad, evil, ill
man, mani, manu, main	root	Latin	hand
-mancy	noun-forming suffix	Greek	divination
mand	root	Latin	give an order
mania	root	Greek	excessive desire
mar, mari	root	Latin	sea
matr, matri, mater	root	Latin	mother
maxi	root	Latin	largest
mechan	root	Greek	machine; means
medi	root	Latin	middle
mega, megal, megalo, -megaly	root	Greek	large, great, million

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