- name prefix
- noun
: a patronymic prefix
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prefix — pre|fix1 [ pri,fıks ] noun count 1. ) LINGUISTICS a group of letters that is added to the beginning of a word to change its meaning. For example, the prefix un is added to the word important to form unimportant. ─ compare AFFIX 2, SUFFIX 2. ) the … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
prefix — ► NOUN 1) a word, letter, or number placed before another. 2) an element placed at the beginning of a word to alter its meaning (e.g. non , re ) or (in some languages) as an inflection. 3) a title placed before a name (e.g. Mr). ► VERB 1) add as… … English terms dictionary
prefix — [prē′fiks΄; ] for v., also [ prē fiks′] vt. [ME prefyxen < MFr prefixer < L praefixus, pp. of praefigere < prae , before (see PRE ) + figere, to FIX] 1. to fix to the beginning of a word, etc.; esp., to add as a prefix 2. Rare to fix… … English World dictionary
Prefix (disambiguation) — A prefix is a part of a word attached to a stem which modifies the meaning of that stem.Prefix may also refer to: *Prefix (computer science), a prefix of a string *The Prefix a mixtape by the American rapper, Lil Wayne *Numerical prefix, a prefix … Wikipedia
prefix — v. (d; tr.) to prefix to (to prefix a title to a name) * * * [ priːfɪks] (d; tr.) to prefix to (to prefix a title to a name) … Combinatory dictionary
prefix — prefixable, adj. prefixal /pree fik seuhl, pree fik /, adj. prefixally, adv. prefixion /pree fik sheuhn/, n. n. /pree fiks/; v. /pree fiks, pree fiks /, n. 1. Gram. an affix placed before a base or another prefix, as … Universalium
prefix — I UK [ˈpriːfɪks] / US [ˈprɪˌfɪks] noun [countable] Word forms prefix : singular prefix plural prefixes 1) linguistics a group of letters that is added to the beginning of a word to change its meaning. For example, the prefix un is added to the… … English dictionary
prefix — pre|fix1 [ˈpri:fıks] n [Date: 1600 1700; : Modern Latin; Origin: praefixum, from Latin praefigere to fasten before ] 1.) technical a group of letters that is added to the beginning of a word to change its meaning and make a new word, such as un… … Dictionary of contemporary English
prefix — I. transitive verb Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French prefixer, from Latin praefixus Date: 15th century 1. to fix or appoint beforehand 2. [partly from prefix (II)] to place in front; especially to add as a prefix < prefix a syllable… … New Collegiate Dictionary
prefix — noun a word, letter, or number placed before another. ↘an element placed at the beginning of a word to adjust or qualify its meaning (e.g. ex , non , re ) or (in some languages) as an inflection. ↘a title placed before a name (e.g. Mr). verb add… … English new terms dictionary
