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spiro-

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

    spirograph.



spiro-

2
  1. a combining form meaning “coil,” “spiral,” used in the formation of compound words:

    spirochete.

spiro-

1

combining_form

  1. indicating breath or respiration

    spirograph

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

spiro-

2

combining_form

  1. spiral; coil

    spirochaete

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of spiro-1

Combining form of Latin ī “to breathe”

Origin of spiro-2

Combining form of Latin ī, from Greek î “cǾ”
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of spiro-1

from Latin ī to breathe

Origin of spiro-2

from Latin ī, from Greek speira a coil
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Following the ruling, Alex Spiro, the attorney for Mayor Adams, said the case "should have never been brought in the first place".

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Jay-Z's attorney, Alex Spiro, emphasised in a separate statement that the case "never should have been brought".

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The hip-hop mogul’s attorney, Alex Spiro, said in a statement that the “false case” against Jay-Z “never should have been brought.”

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“By standing up in the face of heinous and false allegations, Jay has done what few can — he pushed back, he never settled, he never paid one red penny, he triumphed and cleared his name,” Spiro said.

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Alex Spiro, Musk’s lawyer, said in a statement that “Mr. Musk has done nothing wrong and everyone sees this sham for what it is.”

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