Prefix
09/11/2025
Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
prefix (verb)transitive verb
1.
(ˌ)prē-ˈfiks to fix or appoint beforehand
2.
ˈprē-ˌ, prē-ˈ partly from to place in front , especially to add as a prefix - prefix a syllable to a word
1.
an affix attached to the beginning of a word, base, or phrase and serving to produce a derivative word or an inflectional form - compare suffix
2.
a title used before a person's name
characterized by placement of an operator before its operand or before its two operands if it is a binary operator - compare infix postfix