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prefix (n.)
1.a number usually of 3 digits assigned to a telephone area as in the United States and Canada
2.(linguistics)an affix that is added in front of the word
prefix (v.)
1.attach a prefix to"prefixed words"
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Merriam Webster
PrefixPre*fix" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Prefixed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Prefixing.] [L. praefixus, p. p. of praefigere to fix or fasten before; prae before + figere to fix: cf. F. préfix fixed beforehand, determined, préfixer to prefix. See Fix.]
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. [Obs.] “ Prefixed bounds. ” Locke.
And now he hath to her prefixt a day. Spenser.
PrefixPre"fix (?), n. [Cf. F. préfixe.] 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.
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⇨ definición de Prefix (Wikipedia)
prefix (n.)
code, area code (American), dialling code (British)
Ver también
prefix (v.)
↘ prefixation ≠ suffix
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Wikipedia
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A prefix is an affix which is placed before the root of a word. Particularly in the study of languages, a prefix is also called a preformative, because it alters the form of the words to which it is affixed. For an example:
Examples of prefixes:
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 roots.
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