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Infra vs Hyper - What's the difference?

infra | hyper |

As nouns the difference between infra and hyper

is that infra is (civil engineering|informal) infrastructure while hyper is (science fiction) short for hyperspace.

As an adverb infra

is (legal) used to refer to something discussed later.

As an adjective hyper is

(colloquial) short for hyperactive.

infra

English

Etymology 1

Borrowed from (etyl) , below

Adverb

(-)
  • (legal) Used to refer to something discussed later.
    • Antonyms
    * supra
    Derived terms
    * infra dig

    Etymology 2

    Shortened form of infrastructure

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (civil engineering, informal) Infrastructure.

    • Anagrams

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    hyper

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (colloquial) Short for hyperactive

    • Noun

    (-)
  • (science fiction) Short for hyperspace
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