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inter-
(IN-ter)between
Latin for between. The internet connects between computers; intermission is a break between acts.
prefixLatin
Place & directionExample words
internet
a network between computers
international
between nations
interrupt
to break in between
intervene
to come between
Common Core alignment
Grades served: 4, 5
- L.4.4bUse common, grade-appropriate Greek and Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word (e.g., telegraph, photograph, autograph).
- L.5.4bUse common, grade-appropriate Greek and Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word (e.g., photograph, photosynthesis).
Place & direction. Roots that locate things: under, over, between, before, after.
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