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Pronunciation : Pre*fix"
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [L. praefixus, p. p. of praefigere to fix or fasten before; prae before + figere to fix: cf. F. pr?fix fixed beforehand, determined, pr?fixer to prefix. See Fix.]
Definition : 1. 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.

2. To set or appoint beforehand; to settle or establish antecedently. [Obs.] " Prefixed bounds. " Locke. And now he hath to her prefixt a day. Spenser.

t. [imp. & p. p. Prefixed; p. pr. & vb. n. Prefixing.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Pre"fix
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [Cf. F. pr?fixe.]
Definition : Defn: That which is prefixed; esp., one or more letters or syllables combined or united with the beginning of a word to modify its signification; as, pre- in prefix, con- in conjure.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913