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Table of contents
1 Etymology
2 Pronunciation
3 Verb

3.1 Related Terms

4 Noun

4.1 Related Terms

Etymology

From Latin praefixus, perfect passive participle of praefigere, fix or fasten before; from prae before + figere, fix: Cf. French pr['e]fix, fixed beforehand, determined; pr['e]fixer, prefix.

Pronunciation

\pre*fix"\

Verb

prefix, present participle prefixing, past and past participle prefixed

Transitive

  1. 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. Set or appoint beforehand; settle or establish antecedently. [Obs.]
    Prefixed bounds. --Locke.
    And now he hath to her prefixt a day. --Spenser.

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Noun

prefix, plural prefixes

  1. 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.

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