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Definition of prefix
Thanks for using this online dictionary, we have been helping millions of people improve their use of the english language with its free online services. English definition of prefix is as below...
Prefix
(v. t.) 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..
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Dys-
::
Dys- () An
inseparable
prefix,
fr. the Greek / hard, ill, and
signifying
ill, bad, hard,
difficult,
and the like; cf. the
prefixes,
Skr. dus-, Goth. tuz-, OHG. zur-, G. zer-, AS. to-, Icel. tor-, Ir. do-..
Prefix
::
Prefix
(v. t.) 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..
Augment
::
Augment
(n.) A vowel
prefixed,
or a
lengthening
of the
initial
vowel,
to mark past time, as in Greek and
Sanskrit
verbs..
Ad-
::
Ad- () As a
prefix
ad-
assumes
the forms ac-, af-, ag-, al-, an-, ap-, ar-, as-, at-,
assimilating
the d with the first
letter
of the word to which ad- is
prefixed.
It
remains
unchanged
before
vowels,
and
before
d, h, j, m, v.
Examples:
adduce,
adhere,
adjacent,
admit,
advent,
accord,
affect,
aggregate,
allude,
annex,
appear,
etc. It
becomes
ac-
before
qu, as in
acquiesce..
Circum-
::
Circum-
() A Latin
preposition,
used as a
prefix
in many
English
words,
and
signifying
around
or
about..
Derivative
::
Derivative
(n.) A word
formed
from
another
word, by a
prefix
or
suffix,
an
internal
modification,
or some other
change;
a word which takes its
origin
from a
root..
Poly
::
Poly (n.) A
whitish
woolly
plant
(Teucrium
Polium)
of the order
Labiatae,
found
throughout
the
Mediterranean
region.
The name, with
sundry
prefixes,
is
sometimes
given to other
related
species
of the same
genus..
Intra-
::
Intra-
() A
prefix
signifying
in,
within,
interior;
as,
intraocular,
within
the
eyeball;
intramarginal..
Lady
::
Lady (n.) A woman of
social
distinction
or
position.
In
England,
a title
prefixed
to the name of any woman whose
husband
is not of lower rank than a
baron,
or whose
father
was a
nobleman
not lower than an earl. The wife of a
baronet
or
knight
has the title of Lady by
courtesy,
but not by
right..
Sir
::
Sir (n.) A title
prefixed
to the
Christian
name of a
knight
or a
baronet.
Prepose
::
Prepose
(v. t.) To place or set
before;
to
prefix.
Exo
::
Exo () A
prefix
signifying
out of,
outside;
as in
exocarp,
exogen,
exoskeleton..
Per-
::
Per- () A
prefix
used to
signify
through,
throughout,
by, for, or as an
intensive
as
perhaps,
by hap or
chance;
perennial,
that lasts
throughout
the year;
perforce,
through
or by
force;
perfoliate,
perforate;
perspicuous,
evident
throughout
or very
evident;
perplex,
literally,
to
entangle
very
much..
Sub-
::
Sub- () A
prefix
signifying
under,
below,
beneath,
and hence
often,
in an
inferior
position
or
degree,
in an
imperfect
or
partial
state,
as in
subscribe,
substruct,
subserve,
subject,
subordinate,
subacid,
subastringent,
subgranular,
suborn.
Sub- in Latin
compounds
often
becomes
sum-
before
m, sur
before
r, and
regularly
becomes
suc-, suf-, sug-, and sup-
before
c, f, g, and p
respectively.
Before
c, p, and t it
sometimes
takes form sus- (by the
dropping
of b from a
collateral
form,
subs-)..
Super
::
Super-
() A
prefix
formerly
much used to
denote
that the
ingredient
to the name of which it was
prefixed
was
present
in a
large,
or
unusually
large,
proportion
as
compared
with the other
ingredients;
as in
calcium
superphosphate.
It has been
superseded
by per-, bi-, di-, acid, etc. (as
peroxide,
bicarbonate,
disulphide,
and acid
sulphate),
which
retain
the old
meanings
of
super-,
but with
sharper
definition.
Cf. Acid, a., Bi-, Di-, and
Per-..
Ir-
::
Ir- () A form of the
prefix
in-. See In-.
Haemo-
::
Haemo-
(prefix.)
See
Haema-.
Di-
::
Di- () A
prefix,
signifying
twofold,
double,
twice.
Archi-
::
Archi-
() A
prefix
signifying
chief,
arch; as,
architect,
archiepiscopal.
In Biol. and Anat. it
usually
means
primitive,
original,
ancestral;
as,
archipterygium,
the
primitive
fin or
wing..
Prefix
::
Prefix
(v. t.) To set or
appoint
beforehand;
to
settle
or
establish
antecedently.
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