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deutero- definition

deutero- (do̵̅o̅t′ər ō, dyo̵̅o̅t′-)

second, secondary deuterogamy

Etymology: < Gr deuteros, second, orig., farther from, a compar. form < base of deuein, dial. var of dein, to lack, be far from < IE base *deu-, to move away, distance > Sans dūráh, remote, L durare, to last

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