prefix

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From post-Classical Latin praefixum, nominal use of the neuter form of Classical Latin praefixus, past participle of praefīgō (I (fix, fasten, set up) in front”, “I fix on the (end, extremity)) (from prae- (before) + fīgō (I fix”, “I fasten”, “I affix)); cognate with French préfixe.[1]

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Singular
prefix

Plural
prefixes

prefix (plural prefixes)

  1. 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.

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Infinitive
to prefix

Third person singular
prefixes

Simple past
prefixed

Past participle
prefixed

Present participle
prefixing

to prefix (third-person singular simple present prefixes, present participle prefixing, simple past and past participle prefixed)

  1. (transitive) 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.
  2. (transitive, obsolete) To set or appoint beforehand; settle or establish antecedently.
    (A date for this quote is being sought): Prefixed bounds.John Locke.
    (A date for this quote is being sought): And now he hath to her prefixt a day. Edmund Spenser.

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  1. ^prefix, n.”, “†prefix, adj.”, and “prefix, v.” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [draft revisions; Mar.–Dec. 2008]

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From post-Classical Latin praefixum, nominal use of the neuter form of Classical Latin praefixus, past participle of praefīgō (I (fix, fasten, set up) in front”, “I fix on the (end, extremity)) (from prae- (before) + fīgō (I fix”, “I fasten”, “I affix)) — the noun directly thence, whereas the adjective via French préfixe.

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  • IPA: /prefɪks/

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prefix n. (plural prefixen, diminutive prefixje)

  1. prefix

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prefix, prefixe (comparative prefixer, prefixere; superlative prefixst, prefixste)

  1. (obsolete) fixed, predetermined

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From French préfixe.

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  • IPA: /pɾe'fiks/

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prefix n. (plural prefixe)

  1. prefix

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