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Definition prefix

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French prefixer (verb) resp. Late Latin praefixum (noun), both from Latin praefixus, past participle of praef?g? (“I (fix, fasten, set up) in front”, “I fix on the (end, extremity)”) (from prae- (“before”) + f?g? (“I fix”, “I fasten”, “I affix”)).

Noun

prefix (plural prefixes)

1. Something placed before another
   1. (grammar, linguistic morphology) A morpheme added to the beginning of a word to modify its meaning, for example as, pre- in prefix, con- in conjure, re- in reheat, etc.
   2. (telecommunications) A set of digits placed before a telephone number, to indicate where the number is based, what type of phone number it is (landline, mobile, toll-free, premium rate etc.)
   3. A title added to a person's name, such as Mr. or Dr.
   4. (computing) An initial segment of a string of characters.

Verb

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

1. (transitive) To determine beforehand; to set in advance. [from 15c.]
2. (transitive) To put or fix before, or at the beginning of something; to place at the start. [from 16c.]

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