Prefix (disambiguation)
WordNet
noun
(1) An affix that is added in front of the word
verb
(2) Attach a prefix to
"Prefixed words"
WiktionaryText
Alternative spellings
- præfix
- præfixum
- prefixe
- prefixum
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Etymology
From post-Classical , nominal use of the neuter form of Classical , past participle of (from + ); cognate with French .
Noun
- 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.
Usage notes
- Though much less common, a plural form exists as well, apparently formed by analogy with , , and so on.
Verb
- 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.
- To set or appoint beforehand; settle or establish antecedently.
- Prefixed bounds. — John Locke.
- And now he hath to her prefixt a day. Edmund Spenser.