See Also: prefix(1)(dictionary)
prefix(2)(dictionary)
a- 1, prefix(dictionary)
a- 2, prefix(dictionary)
prefix 1, noun(dictionary)
prefix 2, verb(dictionary)

prefix(1) (iou)



prefix noun. M17.
[mod. Latin praefixum use as noun of neut. of Latin praefixus pa. pple of praefigere fix in front, from prae PRE- + figere FIX verb.]
Grammar. An element (e.g. re-, dis-) placed at the beginning of a word or stem to adjust or qualify its meaning or (in some languages) as an inflection. M17.
The action or an act of prefixing something. rare. L18.
a. A title used before a person's name, e.g. Mr, Sir, Dame. M19.
b. A word placed at the beginning of the registered name of a pedigree animal, esp. a dog, to indicate where it was bred. L19.
A sequence of symbols placed at the beginning of a coded message, data item, product code, etc., often to categorize what follows. L19.
prefixable adjective L19.
pre'fixal adjective pertaining to or of the nature of a prefix M19.
pre'fixally adverb E20.