coen-
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From international scientific vocabulary, reflecting a New Latin combining form, from Ancient Greek κοινός (koinós, “common”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) enPR: sēn, IPA(key): /siːn/
Prefix
coen-
Usage notes
See ceno- § Usage notes.
Coordinate terms
Derived terms
English terms prefixed with coen-
Related terms
- cenobite
- cenobium (chiefly botany and zoology)
- coenobiarch
- coenoecium (zoology)
References
- "cœn-" in the Oxford English Dictionary, second edition (1989)