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 |'''''un-'''''unclear, under, unfettered, unhinged, unjust, unlimited, unrest, unready, invertibrate
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-|'''ad & a'''
+|'''ad'''
-|'''''ad-'''''addition
+|'''''ad-'''''
-|'''''a-'''''
+addition, adhere, advertize
+|
 |}
+== Prefixes with dual, opposite meanings ==
+* some prefixes have opposite meanings
+** '''''ad'''here'' = stuck to
+*** ad from '''''a-''''' (adding the "d" before the h
+**** '''''ad-''''' (to, into) + '''''haesitare''''' (stuck, in place)
+***** "here" = from PIE root '''''*ghais'''-'' forms ''adhere, hesitate''
+*** versus
+** '''''a'''verse = against, disliking, hostile, unwilling''
+*** '''''a-''''' (against, not) + '''''verse''''' (turn)
+**** = turn against
-asdf
 == A-B-C ==