English Explanatory Dictionary

extro-

English dictionary entry

Meanings

prefix
  1. outward, outwards.

Word forms

extro-

Etymology

A pseudo-Latinism prefix based upon Latin extra- (“outside, beyond”) under the influence of the distinction between Latin intro- (“inwards”) and intra- (“inside, within”). Formations in English are mostly limited to words formed as antonyms of terms formed with intro-.

Antonyms

intro-

Related words

extra- e- ex ex- exo-
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