How does the word sound?
History of this Word
"ceno" is from "koinos" (together) spoken by people of Greece starting about 1000 B.C.
Notes
In this sense, it is a word added to another word to form a new word.
More words with this prefix,
cenogamy
cenozoic
cenogenesis
Definition
A prefix added to the start of a word. Indicates that "common" or "general" modifies the word. Created to expand meanings. Can be used with many words to form new words.
Examples of how the word is used
| Herein lies the communal nature of cenobitic life: to live love daily, to be supported and supportive on the journey, to be a people of communal values. |
| The endosperm nucleus divides over the first 72 hours without producing cell walls, resulting in a coenocyte of up to 1000 nuclei. |