coen-

See also: Coen and cœn-

English

Alternative forms

• cœn- (obsolete)

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κοινός (koinós, “common”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) enPR: sēn, IPA^(key): /siːn/

Prefix

coen-

1. common

Usage notes

• When combined with a word or another affix which begins with a consonant, this prefix concatenates with -o- (as coeno-).

Derived terms

► English words prefixed with coen-

Related terms

Related terms

• coenobiarch
• cenobite
  • cenobitic
    • cenobitical
  • cenobitism

• cenobium (chiefly botany and zoology)
• coenoecium (zoology)

References

• "cœn-" in the Oxford English Dictionary, second edition (1989)

Anagrams

• Cone, Econ., ceno-, cone, econ, once