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Topic: GRAMMAR

Date: 1400-1500
Language: Old French
Origin: prefixer, from fixer 'to fix'

prefix

2 verb
     
prefix2 [transitive]
1SLG to add a prefix to a word, name, or set of numbers
2 formal to say something before the main part of what you have to say

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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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