CALLI-

Meaning of CALLI- in English

a combining form meaning "beautiful," occurring in loanwords from Greek ( calligraphy ); on this model, used in the formation of compound words ( callisthenics ).

[ kalli- comb. form of kállos beauty, akin to kalós beautiful, fair ]

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CALLI- — combining form or callo- or cali- or calo- Etymology: calli- from Latin, from Greek kalli-, from kallos beauty; akin to …
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CALLI — plural of callus
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CALLI — pref. beautiful
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CALL — call- n [occurring in compounds] calli- (= beauty)
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TEOCALLI — noun Etymology: Nahuatl teōcalli, from teōtl god + calli house Date: circa 1613 an ancient temple of Mexico or Central …
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KALEIDOSCOPE — I. kəˈlīdəˌskōp sometimes -lēd- noun Etymology: Greek kal os beautiful + eidos form + English -scope — more at calli- …
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CALLITHRIX — I. ˈkaləˌthriks noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, an ape, from Greek kallithrix beautiful-haired, from kalli- calli- + …
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KALLIKREIN — ˌkaləˈkrēə̇n, kəˈlik- noun ( -s ) Etymology: German, from Greek kallikre as sweetbread, pancreas (from kalli- calli- + kreas flesh) …
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TEOCALLI — ˌtēəˈkalē, ˌtāəˈkälē noun ( -s ) Etymology: Nahuatl, from teotl god + calli house : an ancient temple of Mexico …
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TEMESCAL — noun or tem·as·cal ˌteməˈskal ( -s ) Etymology: Mexican Spanish temascal, from Nahuatl temazcalli, from tema to bathe + calli …
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KALON — kəˈlän, (ˈ)ka|l- noun ( -s ) Etymology: Greek, from neuter of kalos good, beautiful — more at calli- : the …
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KALLITYPE — ˈkaləˌtīp noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary kalli- (from Greek kalli- calli-) + type : a contact printing-out photographic process that …
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KALLIMA — ˈkaləmə noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, probably irregular from Greek kallimos beautiful, from kallos beauty — more at calli- …
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KALLIKAK — ˈkaləˌkak noun ( -s ) Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Kallikak, fictitious name of a family having one branch consisting mainly …
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JACAL — həˈkäl noun ( plural jaca·les -ä(ˌ)lās ; also jacals ) Etymology: Mexican Spanish, from Nahuatl xacalli, from xamitl adobe + …
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HYMENOCALLIS — ˌhīmənōˈkalə̇s noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from hymen- + -callis (from Greek kallos beauty); from the delicate texture of …
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HEMEROCALLIS — ˌhemərōˈkalə̇s noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Greek hēmerokalles, a kind of lily, from hēmero- (from hēmera day) + …
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-GRAPHY — grəfē, -fi noun combining form ( -es ) Etymology: Latin -graphia, from Greek, from graphein to write + -ia -y …
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CATOCALA — kəˈtäkələ; ˌkad.əˈkālə, -ˈkalə noun Etymology: New Latin, from cato- + -cala (irregular from Greek kalos beautiful); from the red or …
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CALPULLI — kalˈpu̇lē noun also cal·pol·li -ˈȯ- ; or cal·pul ˈkalˌpu̇l ( plural cal·pul·li -u̇lē ; also cal·pul·lec -u̇(ˌ)lek) Etymology: Nahuatl calpulli, …
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CALO- — — see calli-
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CALLUNA — kəˈl(y)ünə noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, irregular from Greek kallynein to beautify, sweep clean, from kallos beauty; from its …
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CALLO- — — see calli-
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CALLITROGA — ˌkalə.ˈtrōgə noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from calli- + -troga (from Greek trōgein to gnaw) — more at terse …
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CALLITRIS — ˈkalə.trə̇s noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, irregular from calli- : a genus of African and Australasian evergreen trees (family …
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CALLITRICHE — kəˈli.trəˌkē noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, modification of Late Greek kallitrichos beautiful-haired, from Greek kalli- calli- + Late Greek …
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CALLISTEPHUS — kəˈlistəfəs noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from calli- + Greek stephos crown, from stephein to encircle, bewreath : a …
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CALLISTEMON — ˌkaləˈstēmən noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from calli- + Greek stēmōn warp, thread — more at stamen : a …
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CALLISTE GREEN — kəˈlistē- noun Etymology: probably from Greek kallistē, feminine superl. of kalos beautiful — more at calli- : a moderate to …
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CALLISAURUS — ˌkaləˈsȯrəs noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from calli- + -saurus : a small genus of lizards (family Iguanidae) having …
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