A small, 3-chambered vessel for holding medicines

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The discussion revolves around a puzzle involving words that can have alternate definitions when mispronounced with specific prefixes. Participants are tasked with identifying these prefixes based on given definitions, with a focus on wordplay and linguistic interpretation.

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  • Participants propose various answers to the clues, with some suggesting "trivial" for the first clue and "notion" for the fifth.
  • There is a suggestion that "rejoinder" could be the answer for the third clue, although this is later challenged.
  • Some participants provide a list of prefixes they believe correspond to the clues, including "tri-" for trivial and "ante-" for antelope.
  • One participant corrects another regarding the answer to the third clue, indicating that "rejoinder" is incorrect.
  • Multiple participants contribute to refining the list of prefixes, with some agreeing on "bi-" for bishop and "un-" for union.

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Participants generally agree on several answers, but there is disagreement regarding the correct answer for the third clue, with competing suggestions being presented.

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Some answers are challenged or corrected, indicating that not all contributions are accepted as correct. The discussion reflects a collaborative effort to solve the puzzle, but it remains unresolved for certain clues.

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The answers to each of the clues below are words that could have an alternate definition if the words were read incorrectly. For example, if the word "coward" was incorrectly read as having "co-" as a prefix to the word "ward," its definition could be "to jointly parry or keep something away." Can you figure out the mispronounced prefixes that could have the definitions given below?

1. a small, 3-chambered vessel for holding medicines
2. the stride that comes before running with long, smooth bounds
3. to unite together again for a special purpose
4. two buildings or rooms used for the retail sale of goods
5. a particle of matter that is not an electrically charged atom or group of atoms
6. to commit a transgression against God again
 
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1. trivial
5. notion
 
1.trivial
5. notion
6. resin
 
4. bishop
 
2.antelope
 
3. rejoinder
 
to put the answers all together:
1. trivial
2. antelope
3.rejoinder
4. bishop
5. notion
6. resin
 
1. tri (from the word trivial)
2. ante (from the word antelope)
3. re (from the word refuse)
4. bi (from the word bishop)
5. un (from the word union)
6. re (from the word resin)
 
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3.really
 
  • #11
1. trivial
2. antelope
3.really
4. bishop
5. union
6. resin

so the prefixes you asked for are

tri-
ante-
re-
bi-
un-
re-
 

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