Meanings
alternative mes-
- Between a macro- scale and micro- scale in scope or analysis.
mesoeconomics
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mesoevolution
mesometeorology
- Intermediate between two properties or characteristics.
mesocratic
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mesognathous
mesohydrophyte
- anatomyMesial in location, position, or direction: towards the midline of the body.
meson
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mesoanterior
mesomedial
- The middle of a time period, or medium in duration.
mesocratic
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mesocenozoic
Mesolithic
Synonyms & antonyms
prefixDesignating an achiral member of a group of diastereoisomers that has at least one chiral member.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*me
- Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-?
- Proto-Indo-European*médʰi
- Proto-Indo-European*médʰyos
- Proto-Hellenic*métsos
- Ancient Greekμέσος (mésos)
- Englishmeso-
From Ancient Greek μέσος (mésos, “middle”). Doublet of mid- and medio-.
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Arabic وَسْط, وَسْطِيّ
- وَسْط (wasṭ)prefix meaning middle
- وَسْطِيّ (wasṭiyy)prefix meaning middle
Catalan meso-
- meso-prefix meaning middle
French méso-
- méso-prefix meaning middle
German meso-
- meso-prefix meaning middle
Greek μεσο-
- μεσο- (meso-)prefix meaning middle
Irish méisi-
- méisi-prefix meaning middle
Italian meso-
- meso-prefix meaning middle
Portuguese meso-
- meso-prefix meaning middle
Spanish meso-
- meso-prefix meaning middle
Cite this entry
meso-. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/meso-
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