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by-

Syllabification: (by-)

Definition of by-

prefix

subordinate; incidental; secondary:by-form byproduct

by- in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of by- in the British & World English dictionary

Nearby words

by water
by way of
by way of
by wire
by yourself
by-
by-blow
by-catch
by-election
by-form
by-the-wind sailor

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by US. Eng
bye¹ US. Eng
do by in do¹ US. Eng
go-by US. Eng
by air in air US. Eng
by far in far US. Eng

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secretagogue

/ siˈkrētəˌgôg

noun

a substance that promotes secretion …

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