word-forming element meaning "short," from Latinized combining form of Greek brakhys "short," from PIE root *mregh-u- "short."
brach
brachial
brachio-
brachiopod
brachiosaurus
brachy-
brachycephalic
brack
bracken
bracket
brackish
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