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metro-
metro-(word root) measureExamples of words with the root metro-: metronomemetro- or metr-pref. Uterus: metritis.
[From Greek mētrā, uterus, from mētēr, mētr-, mother; see māter- in Indo-European roots.]metro- or before a vowel metr-combining form (Anatomy) indicating the uterus: metrorrhagia. [from Greek mētra womb]
metro- combining form indicating a measure: metronome. [from Greek metron measure]met•ro1 (ˈmɛ troʊ)
n., pl. -ros. (often cap.) the underground electric railway of certain cities, as Washington and Paris. [1900–05; < French, short for chemin de fer métropolitain metropolitan railroad] met•ro2 (ˈmɛ troʊ)
adj., n., pl. -ros. Informal. adj. 1. metropolitan (defs. 1, 2). n. 2. metropolis (def. 1). 3. (often cap.) Chiefly Canadian. the government or jurisdiction of a large city. [1900–05; by shortening; or independent use of metro-3] metro-1 , a combining form meaning “measure”: metronome. [comb. form representing Greek métron measure] metro-2 , a combining form meaning “uterus”: metrorrhagia. [comb. form representing Greek mḗtra womb] metro-3 , a combining form representing metropolis or metropolitan: metroflight; metroland; Metroliner. metro-
metr- , metra-metro- (mē'trō), The uterus.
See also: hystero- (1), utero-. [G. mētra] metr- , metra- , metro-Combining forms indicating the uterus.
See also: hystero- (1) , utero-[G. mētra] |