English Explanatory Dictionary

down-

English dictionary entry

Meanings

prefix
  1. Decrease.
  2. Lower position or direction, literally or figuratively.
  3. De-emphasis.

Word forms

down-

Etymology

From Middle English down-, doun-, dun-, from Old English dūne- (“down-”), from dūne (“down, downward”). More at down.

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