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hylo-

  1. a combining form meaning “wood,” “matter,” used in the formation of compound words:

    hylophagous; hylotheism.



hylo-

combining_form

  1. indicating matter (as distinguished from spirit)

    hylozoism

  2. indicating wood

    hylophagous

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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of hylo-1

< Greek, combining form of ³ó²â̄́±ôŧ wood, matter
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of hylo-1

from Greek ³ó³Ü±ôŧ wood
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Although he and the guitarist Lester Flatt were co-leaders of the Foggy Mountain Boys at the time, Mr. Scruggs performed with a different group, Hylo Brown and the Timberliners, at that year’s festival.

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Although he and the guitarist Lester Flatt were co-leaders of the Foggy Mountain Boys at the time, Mr. Scruggs performed with a different group, Hylo Brown and the Timberliners, at that year’s festival.

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"I'll admit," said Mrs. Hylo, "there are some things I don't know"—— "That's no lie," interrupted her husband.

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In halls, closets, and bathroom lower-power lamps, or the "hylo," which may be alternated from one- to sixteen-candle power, will prove an economy.

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The "hylo" is also useful in bedrooms where children are put to sleep, affording sufficient light to daunt the hobgoblins without discouraging the approach of the sandman.

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