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What does the Latin prefix –dis mean?

with
belong
apart
near

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OK so the Latin prefix dis means Apart. 
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Answer:

apart.

Step-by-step explanation:

A prefix is a word particle, an affix to be precise, that is placed before the stem of a word changing the meaning of the latter.

The prefix “dis” would most correctly be defined as having a negative meaning, closer to: remove. However, if one stretches the meaning of this latter word, the prefix in question could be said to mean, also, “apart”. An example would be: “disambiguation”, which means to set apart in meaning two or more things; remove their ambiguity.

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