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Prefix logo #10101) Add beforehand 2) Add up front 3) Affix 4) Anti or semi 5) Attach a prefix to 6) French word used in English 7) Homo or trans 8) In or out, at times 9) Part of a word 10) Pre is one 11) Pro or con 12) The 555 in 555-1212 13) To determine beforehand 14) To place at the start 15) To set in advance
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Prefix logo #10101) Zepto
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Prefix logo #21000 A prefix is an affix which is placed before the stem of a word. Adding it to the beginning of one word changes it into another word. For example, when the prefix un- is added to the word happy, it creates the word unhappy. Particularly in the study of languages, a prefix is also called a preformative, because it alters the form of the words to whi...
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Prefix logo #21000[acoustics] In acoustics, the prefix of a sound is an initial phase, the onset of a sound quite dissimilar to the ensuing lasting vibration. The term was coined by J. F. Schouten (1968, 42), who called it one of at least five major acoustic parameters that determine the elusive attributes of timbre. ...
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Prefix logo #21002• (n.) That which is prefixed; esp., one or more letters or syllables combined or united with the beginning of a word to modify its signification; as, pre- in prefix, con- in conjure. • (v. t.) To put or fix before, or at the beginning of, another thing; as, to prefix a syllable to a word, or a condition to an agreement. • (v. t.) To...
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prefix logo #21003(from the article `affix`) a grammatical element that is combined with a word, stem, or phrase to produce derived and inflected forms. There are three types of affixes: ... [5 related articles]
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Prefix logo #22512A cattery name used at the beginning of the cats name of each cat bred and registered by the cattery.
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prefix logo #22774operatorAn operator that is placed in front of its single operand.
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prefix logo #21142the initial portion of a multi-component signal which has the function of preparing or sensitizing a circuit for the receipt of the signalling information
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Prefix logo #22385A morpheme added to the beginning of a word. For instance, the prefix re- can be added to the word p
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Prefix logo #20972Pre'fix noun [ Confer French pr é fixe .] That which is prefixed; esp., one or more letters or syllables combined or united with the beginning of a word to modify its signification; as, pre- in pre fix, con- in con jure.
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Prefix logo #20972Pre·fix' transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Prefixed ; present participle & verbal noun Prefixing .] [ Latin praefixus , past participle of praefigere to fix or fasten before; prae before + figere...
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Prefix logo #20492A prefix is a type of affix (i.e. a bound morpheme) that is added to the beginning of a word to change its grammatical function or meaning (e.g. un+happy) â€` see suffix.…
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Prefix logo #21147A prefix is a word part added to the beginning of a root or base word to create a new meaning. The most common prefixes include dis- (as in disagree), in- (as invaluable), re- (as in repeat), and -un (as in unfriendly).
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prefix logo #23038A prefix is a MORPHEME that is added to the beginning of a word to create another word by DERIVATION as `Brit” is added to `pop” to get Britpop.
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prefix logo #20400[n] - an affix that added in front of the word 2. [v] - attach a prefix to
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Prefix logo #22079An auxiliary syllable that attaches to the beginning of a root word to change the meaning of the word. For example
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prefix logo #21009prefix 1. To put or attach something before or in front of. 2. To settle or to arrange in advance. 3. In grammar and vocabulary: to add as a prefix or to add a prefix to a word. 4. An affix, such as dis- in disbelieve, attached to the front of a word to produce a derivative word or an inflected form. 5. A title placed in front of a person's nam...
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Prefix logo #20815 A prefix is a morpheme which can be added to the beginning of a word to change its meaning. For example: inedible disappear supermarket unintentional
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prefix logo #20974 noun an affix that is added in front of the word
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prefix logo #21221Letter or group of letters that can be added to the beginning of a word to make a new word. For example, overtime, outrage, nonsense. Prefixes and suffixes are generally referred to as affixes. More than one prefix can be used in a word; for example, undisguised,
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prefix logo #22118a group of letters that is added to the beginning of a word to change its meaning
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prefix logo #21199an affix placed before a base or another prefix, as un- in unkind, un- and re- in unrewarding. · something prefixed, as a title before a person's name.
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prefix logo #23665 an affix that is added in front of the word
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