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Noun: prefix  pree-fiks
  1. An affix that is added in front of the word
Verb: prefix  pree'fiks
  1. Attach a prefix to
    "prefixed words"

Derived forms: prefixes, prefixed, prefixing

See also: prefixation

Type of: affix

Antonym: suffix

Encyclopedia: Prefix

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