prefix

[US]/'priːfɪks/
[UK]/'prifɪks/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. a word, letter, or number placed before another
vt. to add a word, letter, or number before another; to attach something at the beginning of something else.

Phrases & Collocations

add a prefix

remove a prefix

Example Sentences

prefix a title to one's name

a preface is prefixed to the book.

to prefix Mr. to a man's name

The prefix,etyma and suffix have been embedded inside.

the Institute was granted the prefix ‘Royal’ in 1961.

all three-digit numbers will now be prefixed by 580.

She prefixed a few remarks to her speech.

A prefix meaning one quadrillionth (xlo-15).

Override preset switches by prefixing any switch with - (hyphen)--for example, /-W.

He was always addressed by his surname with prefix of “Mr.”

Circlets can add to the Monster Level which can allow you to receive Magic Prefixes and Suffixes on Circlets.

dromous Running in a direction, used with prefixes for describing fish migratory habits, e.g. anadromous, catadromous.

The key features of the International System are decimalization, a system of prefixes, and a standard defined in terms of an invariable physical measure.

Notices based on original information, as opposed to those that republish information from another country, have their consecutive numbers prefixed by an asterisk.

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