xen-

Variant of xeno-

xeno- definition

xeno- (zen′ō, -ə; zē′nō, -nə)

  1. stranger, foreigner xenophobia
  2. strange, foreign xenolith
Also, before a vowel, xen-

Etymology: < Gr xenos, foreign, stranger

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