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intra-
(IN-truh)within or inside
Latin for within. Intramural sports happen within one school; an introvert turns inward.
prefixLatin
Place & directionSpellings:intraintro
Example words
introvert
a person who turns inward
introduce
to lead someone in
intramural
within the walls (of a school)
Common Core alignment
Grades served: 7, 8
- L.7.4bUse common, grade-appropriate Greek or Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word (e.g., belligerent, bellicose, rebel).
- L.8.4bUse common, grade-appropriate Greek or Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word (e.g., precede, recede, secede).
Related roots
Place & direction. Roots that locate things: under, over, between, before, after.
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