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prefix

A prefix is a word or part of a word that is placed at the beginning of another word to change its meaning. (noun)

An example of prefix is adding extra to ordinary, creating extraordinary.

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See prefix in Webster's New World College Dictionary

See prefix in American Heritage Dictionary 4

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