prefix
has definitions from the fields of linguistics,grammar
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[ noun ] (linguistics) an affix that added in front of the word
Used in print (Hugh Kelly and Ted Ziehe, "Glossary Lookup Made Easy"...)The many linguistic techniques for reducing the amount of dictionary information that have been proposed all organize the dictionary 's contents around prefixes , stems , suffixes , etc. . Related terms |
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[ verb ] (grammar) attach a prefix to
Examples "prefixed words" Related terms |
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