Prefix
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈpɹiːfɪks/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Prefix is a noun meaning Something placed before another.
Meaning
Something placed before another.
More Meanings
- (transitive) To determine beforehand; to set in advance.
- (transitive) To put or fix before, or at the beginning of something; to place at the start.
Example Sentences
But the danger was, that a man can hardly prefix any certaine limits unto his desire[…].
It is important to realize that pregivenness or prefixing is a kind of anteriority that does its work in the present; subjects and meanings in part emerge in enuciative co-constitutive moments.
Word Forms
- prefixes
- prefixe
- prefixing
- prefixed
Synonyms for prefix
Depending on context, synonyms include forefix.
Antonyms for prefix
Common opposites include suffix.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include word, indicative, insert, civility, code, preface.
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