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pre⋅fix

  [n. pree-fiks; v. pree-fiks, pree-fiks]
Use Prefixed in a Sentence
–noun
1. Grammar. an affix placed before a base or another prefix, as un- in unkind, un- and re- in unrewarding.
2. something prefixed, as a title before a person's name.
–verb (used with object)
3. to fix or put before or in front: to prefix an impressive title to one's name.
4. Grammar. to add as a prefix.
5. to fix, settle, or appoint beforehand.
Origin:
1375–1425; (v.) late ME prefixen < MF prefixer < L praefixus, ptp. of praefīgere to set up in front; see pre-, fix; (n.) < NL praefixum, neut. of praefixus

Related forms:
pre⋅fix⋅a⋅ble, adjective
pre⋅fix⋅al  [pree-fik-suhl, pree-fik-] , adjective
pre⋅fix⋅al⋅ly, adverb
pre⋅fix⋅ion  [pree-fik-shuhn] , noun
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pre·fix   (prē'fĭks')   
tr.v.   pre·fixed, pre·fix·ing, pre·fix·es

  1. To put or attach before or in front of.

  2. (prē-fĭks') To settle or arrange in advance.

  3. Grammar

    1. To add as a prefix.

    2. To add a prefix to.

n.  

  1. Grammar An affix, such as dis- in disbelieve, attached to the front of a word to produce a derivative word or an inflected form.

  2. A title placed before a person's name.


[Middle English prefixen, from Old French prefixer : pre-, before (from Latin prae-; see pre-) + fixer, to place (from Latin fīxus, past participle of fīgere, to fasten; see dhīgw- in Indo-European roots). N., from New Latin praefīxum, from neuter sing. of Latin praefīxus, past participle of praefīgere, to fix in front : prae-, pre- + fīgere, to fasten.]
pre'fix'al adj., pre'fix'al·ly adv., pre'fix·a'tion (-fĭk-sā'shən), pre·fix'ion (-fĭk'shən) n.
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Cultural Dictionary

prefix

Letters placed in front of a word to form a new word: “trimonthly,” “semimonthly,” “bilingual,” “multilingual,” “address,” “redress,” “predate,” “postdate.” (Compare suffix.)

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Word Origin & History

prefix 
c.1420 (v.), 1646 (n.), from L. præfixus, pp. of præfigere "fix in front," from præ "before" + root of figere "to fasten, fix" (see fix).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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