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* ASTRO (star) * AUTO (self) * BIO (life) * GEO (earth) * GRAM (something written) * GRAPH (something that writes) * METER (measure) * MICRO (small) * MONO (single, one) * OLOGY (study of) * PHONE (sound) * PHOTO (light) * TELE (far away) * PHOBIA (fear)

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