Meaning of cis- | Babel Free
/sɪs/Definitions
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On this side of. morpheme
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Forming names of chemical compounds in which two atoms or groups are situated on the same side of some plane of symmetry passing through the compound. morpheme, physical
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Not trans. morpheme
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Being, or pertaining to being, cis. broadly, morpheme
Examples
“cis- + alpine → cisalpine (“on this [the Roman] side of the Alps”)”
“cis- + Rhenane → cisrhenane (“on this [the speaker's] side of Rhine”)”
“cis- + Caucasia → Ciscaucasia”
“cis- + Jordan → Cisjordan”
“cis- + Neptunian → cis-Neptunian”
“cis- + diazene → cis-diazene”
“cis- + gender → cisgender”
“cis- + sexual → cissexual”
“cis- + sexism → cissexism”
“cis- + normativity → cisnormativity”
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.