pseph-

UK/psiːf/UK/psɛf/US/psif/

prefix

pebble, small stone

OriginAncient Greek ψῆφος →
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Meanings

prefix
  1. pebble, small stone
  2. voting, election; ballot box

Synonyms & antonyms

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lith-

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekψῆφος“pebble”
  2. Englishpseph-

From the Ancient Greek ψῆφος (psêphos, “pebble”); the later, electoral sense stems from the ancient Athenian method of voting by putting a pebble in a ballot box (for which sense see psephisma and psephophoria).

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APA

pseph-. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pseph-

MLA

“pseph-.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pseph-. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pseph-,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pseph-.

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