eu-
- eu-
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a combining form meaning "
good," "
well,"
occurring chiefly in words of Greek origin (
eupepsia);
in scientific coinages,
esp.
taxonomic names,
it often has the sense "
true,
genuine" (
eukaryote)
[
< Gk, comb. form of eús good (adj.) or eú, eû (neut., used as adv.) well]
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Universalium.
2010.