For example, the prefix "re-" meaning again, back is only added to verb bases as in "rebuild", "reclaim", "reuse", "resell", "re-evaluate", "resettle".
en.wikipedia.org Others, such as (family/home) are often rendered without the prefix even when not followed by any prefixes (at my/the home is always).
en.wikipedia.org Prefixes corresponding to powers of one thousand are usually preferred, however, units such as the hectopascal, hectare, decibel, centimetre, and centilitre, are commonly used.
en.wikipedia.org Syncope modifies the pronunciation of the prefixes by deleting the short vowel in each prefix.
en.wikipedia.org In recent times, other surgically orientated specialists, such as gynaecologists, have also adopted these prefixes.
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