Etymology

metro-

Today it means: metropolitan: of or relating to the city. Full definition →

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metro- · prefix1

Clipping of metropolitan.

metro- · prefix2

From metra, medical English, via New Latin, via Ancient Greek μήτρα (mḗtra), "uterus".

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