The definition of 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.
See prefix in Webster's New World College Dictionary
transitive verb
Origin: ME prefyxen < MFr prefixer < L praefixus, pp. of praefigere < prae-, before (see pre-) + figere, to fix
noun
Origin: ModL praefixum < neut. of L praefixus: see prefixthe
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See prefix in American Heritage Dictionary 4
transitive verb pre·fixed, pre·fix·ing, pre·fix·es
Origin:
Origin: Middle English prefixen
Origin: , from Old French prefixer
Origin: : pre-, before (from Latin prae-; see pre-)
Origin: + fixer, to place (from Latin fīxus, past participle of fīgere, to fasten; see dhīgw- in Indo-European roots)
Origin: . N., from New Latin praefīxum
Origin: , from neuter sing. of Latin praefīxus
Origin: , past participle of praefīgere, to fix in front
Origin: : prae-, pre-
Origin: + fīgere, to fasten
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