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Prefixation
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(linguistics) The adding of a
prefix
to a word.
noun
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(anatomy, of a nerve) The
state
or
condition
of being
prefixed
.
noun
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(biology)
Initial
treatment
of
tissue
with a
fixative
, as a
preliminary
to the
application
of another fixative or to the use of a
different
treatment.
noun
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Origin of prefixation
First attested in 1889; formed as
prefix
+
-ation
.
From
Wiktionary
First attested in 1921; formed as
pre-
+
fixation
.
From
Wiktionary
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Words near prefixation in the Dictionary
prefire
prefix
prefix coding
prefix codings
prefix-d
prefixa
prefixable
prefixal
prefixally
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