prefix
(noun) an affix that is added in front of the word
prefix
(verb) attach a prefix to; “prefixed words”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
prefix (plural prefixes)
Something placed before another
(grammar, linguistic morphology) A morpheme added to the beginning of a word to modify its meaning, for example as, pre- in prefix, con- in conjure, re- in reheat, etc.
Synonyms: foresyllable (rare), prefixum (archaic)
Antonym: suffix
Hypernym: affix (broad sense)
(telecommunications) A set of digits placed before a telephone number, to indicate where the number is based, what type of phone number it is (landline, mobile, toll-free, premium rate etc.)
A title added to a person's name, such as Mr. or Dr.
(computing) An initial segment of a string of characters.
• Though much less common, a plural form prefices is seen as well, apparently formed by analogy with index–indices, appendix–appendices, and so on, but it is not a standard plural and has no basis in the Latin origin of the term.
• forefix (rare)
• (types of affixes): adfix, affix, ambifix, circumfix, confix, infix, interfix, libfix, postfix, prefix, suffix, suprafix
prefix (third-person singular simple present prefixes, present participle prefixing, simple past and past participle prefixed)
(transitive) To determine beforehand; to set in advance. [from 15thc.]
(transitive) To put or fix before, or at the beginning of something; to place at the start. [from 16thc.]
• perfix
Source: Wiktionary
Pre*fix", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Prefixed; p. pr. & vb. n. Prefixing.] Etym: [L. praefixus, p. p. of praefigere to fix or fasten before; prae before + figere to fix: cf. F. préfix fixed beforehand, determined, préfixer to prefix. See Fix.]
1. 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.
2. To set or appoint beforehand; to settle or establish antecedently. [Obs.] " Prefixed bounds. " Locke. And now he hath to her prefixt a day. Spenser.
Pre"fix, n. Etym: [Cf. F. préfixe.]
Definition: 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
27 April 2024
(adjective) remarkable or out of the ordinary in degree or magnitude or effect; “a great crisis”; “had a great stake in the outcome”
Espresso is both a coffee beverage and a brewing method that originated in Italy. When making an espresso, a small amount of nearly boiling water under pressure forces through finely-ground coffee beans. It has more caffeine per unit volume than most coffee beverages. Its smaller serving size will take three shots to equal a mug of standard brewed coffee.
