prefix
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fɪks; noun
1.
Grammar. an affix placed before a word, base, or another prefix to modify a term's meaning, as by making the term negative, as un- in unkind, by signaling repetition, as re- in reinvent, or by indicating support, as pro- in proabolition. Compatible prefixes can work together, as un- and re- in unrefundable.
2.
something prefixed, as a title before a person's name: She used the prefix “Ms.” rather than “Lady” at the law office where she worked.
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 determine beforehand: If you call a taxi, the rate to the airport will be prefixed.
6.
Biology. to apply the first of two fixatives to.
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is always a great word to know.
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| a dash one em long. |
| one of two marks « or » used in French, Italian, and Russian printing to enclose quotations. |
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| prefix | |
| —n | |
| 1. | grammar Compare suffix an affix that precedes the stem to which it is attached, as for example un- in unhappy |
| 2. | something coming or placed before |
| —vb | |
| 3. | to put or place before |
| 4. | grammar to add (a morpheme) as a prefix to the beginning of a word |
| prefixal | |
| —adj | |
| 'prefixally | |
| —adv | |
| prefixion | |
| —n | |
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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).
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Cultural Dictionary
prefix definition
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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Example sentences
Ana- is a prefix of Greek origin meaning to ascend or move upward.
In meteorology, words with this prefix describe the connection of similar values of a particular variable.
It is also perfectly normal for the same prefix to pronounce differently depending on the root word it is modifying.
The prefix is ubiquitous.
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