prefixation
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English
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]First attested in 1889; formed as prefix + -ation.
Noun
[edit]prefixation (plural prefixations)
- (linguistics) The adding of a prefix to a word.
- Synonym: prefixion (archaic)
- Antonym: suffixation
- Coordinate terms: affixation, circumfixation, infixation, interfixation, suffixation
Translations
[edit]addition of a prefix
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Etymology 2
[edit]First attested in 1921; formed as pre- + fixation.
Noun
[edit]prefixation (plural prefixations)
- (anatomy, of a nerve) The state or condition of being prefixed.
- (biology, cytology) Initial treatment of tissue with a fixative, as a preliminary to the application of another fixative or to the use of a different treatment.
Related terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]anatomy - state or condition of being prefixed
biology - initial treatment of tissue
References
[edit]- “prefiˈxation” in the Oxford English Dictionary, second edition, 1989 (lists both homographs in one entry)
- “prefixation, n.¹” in the Oxford English Dictionary, third edition, March 2007 (lists the linguistic term)
- “prefixation, n.²” in the Oxford English Dictionary third edition, March 2007 (lists the anatomical and biological term)