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Definition of apo- in English:

apo-

prefix

  • 1Away from.

    ‘apocrypha’
    • ‘apostrophe’
    1. 1.1Separate.
      • ‘apocarpous’

  • 2Astronomy
    Denoting the furthest point in the orbit of a body in relation to the primary.

    Compare with peri-

    • ‘apolune’

Origin

From Greek apo ‘from, away, quite, un-’.