What Does De- Mean?

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1. de-prefix

   Meaning reversal, undoing or removing.

2. de-prefix

   Intensifying.

   denumerate

3. Etymology: From the preposition de, which is often attached directly to the beginnings of other Latin words.

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1. De-

   a prefix from Latin de down, from, away; as in debark, decline, decease, deduct, decamp. In words from the French it is equivalent to Latin dis-apart, away; or sometimes to de. Cf. Dis-. It is negative and opposite in derange, deform, destroy, etc. It is intensive in deprave, despoil, declare, desolate, etc

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of de- in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of de- in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

References

1. ^ Wiktionaryhttps://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/De-
2. ^ Webster Dictionaryhttps://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/de-

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• اجتثاثArabic
• de-German
• de-Greek
• Delaware-Spanish
• د-Persian
• de-French
• de-Italian
• דה-Hebrew
• ಡಿ-Kannada
• de-Latin
• de-Dutch
• de-Norwegian
• de-Romanian
• де-Russian
• de-Thai
• דע-Yiddish
• 去Chinese

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