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Definition of prefixation - 1 dictionary result
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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