meaning of prefix
1. 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. To set or appoint beforehand; to settle or establish antecedently.
3. 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.
4. an affix that added in front of the word
Related Words
prefix | prefix notation | prefix syntax | prefixation | prefixed | prefixing | prefixion |
