Definitions for prefix
ˈpri fɪks; priˈfɪkspre·fix

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 2 votes

1. prefixverb

   an affix that is added in front of the word

2. prefixverb

   attach a prefix to

   "prefixed words"

WiktionaryRate this definition:4.5 / 2 votes

1. prefixnoun

   That which is prefixed; especially one or more letters or syllables added to the beginning of a word to modify its meaning; as, pre- in prefix, con- in conjure.

2. prefixverb

   To determine beforehand; to set in advance.

3. prefixverb

   To put or fix before, or at the beginning of something; to place at the start.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Prefixnoun

   Some particle put before a word, to vary its signification.

   Etymology: præfixum, Lat.

   In the Hebrew language the noun has its prefixa and affixa, the former to signify some few relations, and the latter to denote the pronouns possessive and relative. Clarke.

   It is a prefix of augmentation to many words in that language. Thomas Browne, Vulgar Errours.

2. To PREFIXverb

   Etymology: præfigo, Lat.

   1. To appoint beforehand.

   At the prefix’d hour of her awaking,
   Came I to take her from her kindred’s vault. William Shakespeare.

   A time prefix, and think of me at last! George Sandys.

   Its inundation constantly increaseth the seventh day of June; wherein a larger form of speech were safer, than that which punctually prefixeth a constant day. Brown.

   Booth’s forward valour only serv’d to show,
   He durst that duty pay we all did owe:
   Th’ attempt was fair; but heav’ns prefixed hour
   Not come. Dryden.

   2. To settle; to establish.

   Because I would prefix some certain boundary between them, the old statutes end with king Edward II. the new or later statutes begin with king Edward III. Matthew Hale, Law of England.

   These boundaries of species are as men, and not as nature makes them, if there are in nature any such prefixed bounds. John Locke.

   3. To put before another thing: as, he prefixed an advertisement to his book.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Prefix

   A prefix is an affix which is placed before the stem of a word. Adding it to the beginning of one word changes it into another word. For example, when the prefix un- is added to the word happy, it creates the word unhappy. Particularly in the study of languages, a prefix is also called a preformative, because it alters the form of the words to which it is affixed. Prefixes, like other affixes, can be either inflectional, creating a new form of the word with the same basic meaning and same lexical category (but playing a different role in the sentence), or derivational, creating a new word with a new semantic meaning and sometimes also a different lexical category. Prefixes, like all other affixes, are usually bound morphemes.In English, there are no inflectional prefixes; English uses suffixes instead for that purpose. The word prefix is itself made up of the stem fix (meaning "attach", in this case), and the prefix pre- (meaning "before"), both of which are derived from Latin roots.

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1. prefix

   A prefix is a word part added at the beginning of a base word or root word to create a new word with a different meaning. It alters or enhances the meaning of the word. Examples include "unhappy" where "un-" is the prefix meaning "not", altering the meaning of the base word "happy."

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:3.7 / 3 votes

1. Prefixverb

   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

2. Prefixverb

   to set or appoint beforehand; to settle or establish antecedently

3. Prefixnoun

   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

4. Etymology: [L. praefixus, p. p. of praefigere to fix or fasten before; prae before + figere to fix: cf. F. prfix fixed beforehand, determined, prfixer to prefix. See Fix.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Prefix

   prē-fiks′, v.t. to put before, or at the beginning: to fix beforehand.—ns. Prē′fix, a letter, syllable, or word put before another word to affect its meaning; Prefix′ion, act of prefixing.

Matched Categories

1. • Affix

How to pronounce prefix?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of prefix in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of prefix in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of prefix in a Sentence

1. Burton:

   It is a kind of policy in these days to prefix a fantastical title to a book which is to be sold; for as larks come down to a day-net, many vain readers will tarry and stand gazing, like silly passengers, at an antic picture in a painter?s shop that will not look at a judicious piece.

2. The FBI:

   The incarcerated fraudsters — who typically bribe guards to acquire cell phones — would choose an affluent area such as Beverly Hills, California, they would search the Internet to learn the correct area code and telephone dialing prefix. Then, with nothing but time on their hands, they would start dialing numbers in sequence, trolling for victims.

3. Uma Valeti:

   The nomenclature is one of the things to be working on with the regulators, because it is real meat, if someone's got, let's say, an allergy to meat or fish, they should know this is real meat. So, it's going to be called meat but the prefix is what we're working on.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=prefix
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Prefix
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=prefix
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prefix
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prefix
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=prefix