Prefix: AUTO-
Prefix: AUTO-
What is the difference between a car and a bike? One can run largely by itself and the other can't. A car, also called an automobile is an automatic vehicle. A bike must be powered by a human.
What does it mean to be an automatic vehicle? It means that a vehicle largely runs by itself. How do we know this? One way is simply be looking at the word automatic. The word automatic contains the prefix auto.
A prefix is a word or group of letters that is placed at the beginning of the word. A prefix changes the meaning of the word and can help you understand a word.
The prefix auto- means self, so something that is automatic largely works by itself.
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