prefix
11prefix — I UK [ˈpriːfɪks] / US [ˈprɪˌfɪks] noun [countable] Word forms prefix : singular prefix plural prefixes 1) linguistics a group of letters that is added to the beginning of a word to change its meaning. For example, the prefix un is added to the… …
12PRÉFIX — IXE. adj. T. de Palais. Qui est déterminé. Il ne s emploie que dans les locutions suivantes : Jour préfix. Terme préfix. Temps préfix. Somme préfixe. Douaire préfix, Douaire qui consiste en une certaine somme déterminée par les conventions… …
13Prefix — Liste des personnages d Astérix le Gaulois Voici la liste des personnages de la bande dessinée Astérix le Gaulois par René Goscinny et Albert Uderzo, classés par ordre alphabétique. Sommaire 1 Personnages du village 1.1 Abraracourcix 1.2… …
14prefix — v. (d; tr.) to prefix to (to prefix a title to a name) * * * [ priːfɪks] (d; tr.) to prefix to (to prefix a title to a name) …
15prefix — [[t]pri͟ːfɪks[/t]] prefixes 1) N COUNT A prefix is a letter or group of letters, for example un or multi , which is added to the beginning of a word in order to form a different word. For example, the prefix un is added to happy to form unhappy …
16prefix — I. transitive verb Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French prefixer, from Latin praefixus Date: 15th century 1. to fix or appoint beforehand 2. [partly from prefix (II)] to place in front; especially to add as a prefix < prefix a syllable… …
17Prefix — A prefix is a type of affix attached to a stem which modifies the meaning of that stem.The word prefix is itself made up of the stem fix (meaning attach in this case), and the prefix pre , meaning before , both of which are derived from Latin… …
18prefix — prefixable, adj. prefixal /pree fik seuhl, pree fik /, adj. prefixally, adv. prefixion /pree fik sheuhn/, n. n. /pree fiks/; v. /pree fiks, pree fiks /, n. 1. Gram. an affix placed before a base or another prefix, as …
19prefix — 1. noun /ˈpɹiːfɪks/ That which is prefixed; especially one or more letters or syllables added to the beginning of a word to modify its meaning; as, pre in prefix, con in conjure. 2. verb /ˈpɹiːfɪks/ a) To determine beforehand; to set in advance.… …
20prefix — pre|fix1 [ˈpri:fıks] n [Date: 1600 1700; : Modern Latin; Origin: praefixum, from Latin praefigere to fasten before ] 1.) technical a group of letters that is added to the beginning of a word to change its meaning and make a new word, such as un… …
