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Definitions of prefix
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To place before, or at the beginning of, anything. The Winston Simplified Dictionary. By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer. Published 1919.
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To fix or put before, or at the beginning. The american dictionary of the english language. By Daniel Lyons. Published 1899.
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To put before or at the beginning. The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language. By James Champlin Fernald. Published 1919.
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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. Newage Dictionary DB
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To set or appoint beforehand; to settle or establish antecedently. Newage Dictionary DB
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That which is prefixed; esp., one or more letters or syllables combined or united with the beginning of a word to modify its signification; as, pre- in prefix, con- in conjure. Newage Dictionary DB
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To put or fix before; to settle or appoint beforehand. Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language. By Nuttall, P.Austin. Published 1914.
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To put or place at the beginning of something else; to settle. Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language. By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H. Published 1874.
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an affix that added in front of the word Scrapingweb Dictionary DB
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A letter, syllable, or group of syllables placed at the beginning of a word to change its meaning. The Winston Simplified Dictionary. By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer. Published 1919.
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A letter, syllable, or word fixed or put at the beginning of another word. The american dictionary of the english language. By Daniel Lyons. Published 1899.
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Syllable or letter added to the beginning of a word. The Clarendon dictionary. By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman. Published 1894.
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That which is prefixed. The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language. By James Champlin Fernald. Published 1919.
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A letter, syllable, or word affixed to the beginning of a word. Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language. By Nuttall, P.Austin. Published 1914.
What are the misspellings for prefix?
Usage examples for prefix
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But,
in
order
to
give
the
reader
a
clear
idea
of
what
has
been
done
in
it,
and
to
enable
him
to
judge
more
accurately,
how
far
the
great
object
that
was
proposed,
has
been
obtained,
it
will
be
necessary
to
prefix
a
short
account
of
the
several
voyages
which
have
been
made
on
discoveries
to
the
Southern
Hemisphere,
prior
to
that
which
I
had
lately
the
honour
to
conduct,
and
which
I
am
now
going
to
relate.
– A Voyage Towards the South Pole and Round the World, Volume 1 by James Cook
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"
You'll
give
your
arm
to
Mary,"
Lady
Cantrip
said,
dropping
the
ceremonial
prefix
– The Duke's Children by Anthony Trollope
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