Plagio-
1.
a combining form meaning “oblique,” used in the formation of compound words:
plagioclase.
combining form
1.
slanting, inclining, or oblique: plagiotropism
before vowels plagi-, word-forming element meaning “slanting, oblique,” from comb. form of Greek plagios “oblique, slanting,” from plagos “side,” from PIE *plag- “flat, spread,” from *plak- (1) “to be flat” (see placenta).
plagio- pref.
Slanting; inclining: plagiocephaly.
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