Definition of Prefix

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Prefix

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; to settle or establish antecedently.

That which is prefixed; esp., one or more letters or syllables combined or united with the beginning of a word to modify its signification; as, pre- in prefix, con- in conjure.

Related Definitions:

Agreement, An, Another, Antecedently, Appoint, As, At, Before, Beforehand, Beginning, Combined, Con-, Condition, Conjure, Establish, Fix, In, Is, Modify, More, Of, One, Or, Pre-, Prefix, Prefixed, Put, Set, Settle, Signification, Syllable, That, The, Thing, To, United, Which, With, Word

Prefix Translations

prefix in Dutch is voorvoegsel
prefix in Portuguese is prefixo
prefix in Spanish is prefijo

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