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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024pre•fix /n. ˈprifɪks; v. also priˈfɪks/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Grammaran affix placed before a base or another prefix, as un- in unkind, and un- and re- in unrewarding.
v. [~ + object] - to fix or put before or in front.
- Grammarto add as a prefix.
See -fix-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024pre•fix (n. prē′fiks;v. prē′fiks, prē fiks′),USA pronunciation n. - Grammaran affix placed before a base or another prefix, as un- in unkind, un- and re- in unrewarding.
- something prefixed, as a title before a person's name.
v.t. - to fix or put before or in front:to prefix an impressive title to one's name.
- Grammarto add as a prefix.
- to fix, settle, or appoint beforehand.
- Neo-Latin praefixum, neuter of praefixus
- Latin praefixus, past participle of praefīgere to set up in front; see pre-, fix; (noun, nominal)
- Middle French prefixer
- (verb, verbal) late Middle English prefixen 1375–1425
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: prefix n /ˈpriːfɪks/- an affix that precedes the stem to which it is attached, as for example un- in unhappy
Compare suffix - something coming or placed before
vb /priːˈfɪks; ˈpriːfɪks/(transitive)- to put or place before
- to add (a morpheme) as a prefix to the beginning of a word
prefixion /priːˈfɪkʃən/ n |