prefixation

pre·fix  (prfks)

tr.v. pre·fixed, pre·fix·ing, pre·fix·es

1. To put or attach before or in front of.

2. (pr-fks) To settle or arrange in advance.

3. Grammar

a. To add as a prefix.

b. To add a prefix to.

n.

1. Grammar An affix, such as dis- in disbelieve, attached to the front of a word to produce a derivative word or an inflected form.

2. A title placed before a person's name.

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[Middle English prefixen, from Old French prefixer : pre-, before (from Latin prae-; see pre-) + fixer, to place (from Latin fxus, past participle of fgere, to fasten; see dhg^w- in Indo-European roots). N., from New Latin praefxum, from neuter sing. of Latin praefxus, past participle of praefgere, to fix in front : prae-, pre- + fgere, to fasten.]

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prefixal adj.

prefixal·ly adv.

prefix·ation (-fk-sshn), pre·fixion (-fkshn) n.

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Noun

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prefixation - formation of a word by means of a prefix affixation - formation of a word by means of an affix