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1. (n.) prefix
an affix placed before a base or another prefix, as un- in unkind, un- and re- in
unrewarding.
2. prefix
something prefixed, as a title before a person's name.
3. (v.t.) prefix
to fix or put before or in front.
4. prefix
to add as a prefix.
5. prefix
to fix, settle, or appoint beforehand.
Etymology: (1375–1425; (v.) late ME < MF prefixer < L praefixus, ptp. of praefīgere to set up in front; see pre -, fix ; (n.) < NL praefixum, neut. of praefixus)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) prefix
an affix that is added in front of the word
2. (verb) prefix
attach a prefix to
"prefixed words"
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1. (noun) prefix
a letter or set of letters added to a word that changes its meaning
"un" is a common prefix meaning "not."
2. prefix
a letter, number, or set of letters or numbers before an item with a particular meaning
The prefix 617 indicates a phone number in the Boston area.
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) Prefix
that which is prefixed; esp., one or more letters or syllables combined or united with the beginning of a word to modify its signification; as, pre- in prefix, con- in conjure
2. (verb) Prefix
to put or fix before, or at the beginning of, another thing; as, to prefix a syllable to a word, or a condition to an agreement
3. (verb) Prefix
to set or appoint beforehand; to settle or establish antecedently
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Sense: a syllable or syllables put at the beginning of another word to change its meaning
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 Afrikaans: voorvoegsel |
 Arabic: بادِئَه، مقْطَع يُضاف في |
 Bulgarian: представка |
 Brazilian: prefixo |
 Czech: předpona |
 German: das Präfix |
 Danish: præfiks; forstavelse |
 Greek: πρόθημα (γραμμ.) |
 Spanish: prefijo |
 Estonian: eesliide |
 Farsi: پیشوند |
 Finnish: etuliite |
 French: préfixe |
 Hebrew: קִידוֹמֶת, תְּחִילִית |
 Hindi: उपसर्ग |
 Croatian: gram.prefiks |
 Hungarian: előképző |
 Indonesian: awalan |
 Icelandic: forskeyti |
 Italian: prefisso |
 Japanese: 接頭語 |
 Korean: 접두사 |
 Lithuanian: priešdėlis |
 Latvian: priedēklis |
 Malay: awalan |
 Dutch: voorvoegsel |
 Norwegian: forstavelse, prefiks |
 Polish: przedrostek |
 Persian: پیشوند |
 Pashto: مختاړى |
 Portuguese: prefixo |
 Romanian: prefix |
 Russian: приставка |
 Slovak: predpona |
 Slovenian: predpona |
 Serbian: prefiks |
 Swedish: förstavelse, prefix |
 Thai: คำเติมหน้า |
 Turkish: ön ek |
 Taiwanese: 前綴 |
 Ukrainian: префікс |
 Urdu: سابقہ |
 Vietnamese: tiền tố |
 Chinese: 前缀 |
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