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Meanings of prefix in English

Russian
приставка
Portuguese
prefixo
Spanish
prefijos verbales
Catalan
prefixos
Wikidata

Affix which is placed before the stem of a word.

приставка
Antonyms
Examples for "suffix"
Examples for "suffix"
1
Or it is a suffix like Alexander the Great; or Richard Coeur-de-Lion.
The Maid of Maiden Lane
2
It has been introduced as a memory efficient alternative for suffix trees.
Pubmed
3
Samharam is equivalent to Samhritya, having been formed by the suffix namul.
The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 / Books 8,...
4
Your new friends tease you for your inability to pronounce a 'th' suffix.
The Irish Times
5
Witness the use of this suffix in Effingham and the like.
A Hero and Some Other Folks
Usage of prefix in English
1
The contact phone number for Mr Abdullah had a prefix for England.
Radio NZ
2
Clearly, the objective is to remove the directory prefix from the pathname.
Learning the bash shell, 3rd edition
3
So they match the destination address with something called a prefix address.
Wired
4
The prefix of certain letters in their alphabet invariably denotes compound significations.
The Coming Race
5
Another favourite vanity is to glorify a name by the prefix De:
Love Romances of the Aristocracy
6
The entire initial prefix of 48 bits is provided by the ISP.
Essential system administration, 3rd edition
7
Sir, I make no apology for dropping all forms of conventional prefix.
Dracula
8
The grandmother's name was Elspeth, the grand-daughter's had therefore always the prefix.
Donal Grant
9
Come along, Giovanni, she said, familiarly dropping the prefix from his name.
Saracinesca
10
Face it, son, you don't exactly have a double-O prefix, do you?
The evolutionary void
11
There are approximately 8 million numbers available with each toll-free prefix.
Wired
12
And conversely their lips persisted in the social prefix to the bird's name.
A Christmas Garland
13
The village always spoke of Mr. Pratt in the plural without a prefix.
Red Pottage
14
The number on the ID wasn't familiar, but the prefix was.
Heat Rises
15
In addressing the one we truly revere, we drop all prefix and titles.
Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 04 / Little J...
16
At the very least, a change of prefix is always refreshing.
The Guardian
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Translations for prefix
Portuguese
prefixo
Prefix through the time
Prefix across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common