Prefix

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • v. To put or attach before or in front of.
  • v. To settle or arrange in advance.
  • v. Grammar To add as a prefix.
  • v. Grammar To add a prefix to.
  • n. Grammar An affix, such as dis- in disbelieve, attached to the front of a word to produce a derivative word or an inflected form.
  • n. A title placed before a person's name.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. 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.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • v. To put or fix before, or at the beginning of, another thing.
  • v. To set or appoint beforehand; to settle or establish antecedently.
  • n. That which is prefixed; esp., one or more letters or syllables combined or united with the beginning of a word to modify its signification.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To fix or put before; place in front; put at the beginning.
  • To fix beforehand; set or appoint in advance; settle beforehand.
  • n. A word or syllable, or a number of syllables, rarely more than two, and usually one (sometimes reduced to a single consonant not forming a syllable), affixed to the beginning of a word, to qualify its meaning or direct, its application: opposed to suffix or postfix, a like addition at the end of a word.
  • n. The act of prefixing; prefixion.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. attach a prefix to
  • n. an affix that is added in front of the word
  • Antonym
    suffix   
    Verb Form
    prefixed    prefixes    prefixing   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    affix   
    Cross Reference
    Form
    prefixed    prefixing    prefixation    prefixal   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    affix    addition    prefixture    inflex    add   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    suffix    subnet    address    identifier    adjective    protocol    postfix    router    designation    ending