| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| PREFIX: | 1. ac– or af– or ag– or al– or ap– or as– or at– Toward; to. Before c, f, g, k, l, p, q, s, and t, ad- is usually assimilated to ac-, af-, ag-, ac-, al-, ap-, ac-, as-, and at-, respectively. 2. Near; at: adrenal. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Latin, from ad, to. See ad- in Appendix I.
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