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prefix

pre·fix

UK/ˈpɹiːfɪks/ US/pɹiːˈfɪks/ common
noun (1) verb (1)

noun

1.

an affix that added in front of the word

verb

1.

attach a prefix to

  • “prefixed words”
Antonyms

Origin

Borrowed from Late Latin praefīxum, from Latin praefīxus, past participle of praefīgō (“to (fix, fasten, set up) in front”, “to fix on the (end, extremity)”) (from prae- (“before”) + fīgō (“to fix”, “to fasten”, “to affix”)), equivalent to pre- + -fix. Doublet of the archaic synonym prefixum.

Phrases

  • metric prefix
  • null prefix
  • SI prefix
  • zero prefix

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