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From international scientific vocabulary, reflecting a New Latin combining form, reanalyzed from presbyopia, ultimately from πρέσβυς (présbus, “elder, older”); more at presbyopia § Etymology; compare also presbyter § Etymology.
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APA
presby-. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/presby-
MLA
“presby-.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/presby-. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “presby-,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/presby-.
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