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Topic: GRAMMAR

Date: 1600-1700
Language: Modern Latin
Origin: praefixum, from Latin praefigere 'to fasten before'

prefix

1 noun
     
pre‧fix1 [countable]
1SLG technical a group of letters that is added to the beginning of a word to change its meaning and make a new word, such as 'un' in 'untie' or 'mis' in 'misunderstand' [↪ affix, suffix]
2 a number or letter that comes before other numbers or letters, especially a group of numbers that comes before a telephone number when you are calling someone in a different area
3 old-fashioned a title such as 'Ms' or 'Dr' used before someone's name [= title]
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abbr. active adj. adv. article aspect aux. case clause comparative comparison complement complex compound concord conjunction construction continuous coordinate -ed ending -est finite form future gender grammar indicative(n) indicative(a) -ing modal modifier modify mood n. nominal noun number object particle passive past phrase pl. prefix(n) prefix(v) prep. pres. progressive regular root rule sentence singular stem subject subjective syntax tag v. variant verb verbal

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