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pre•fix

Pronunciation: (
—n.prē'fiks;
—v.prē'fiks, prē-fiks'), [key]
—n.
1. Gram.an affix placed before a base or another prefix, as un- in unkind, un- and re- in unrewarding.
2. something prefixed, as a title before a person's name.

—v.t.
1. to fix or put before or in front: to prefix an impressive title to one's name.
2. Gram.to add as a prefix.
3. to fix, settle, or appoint beforehand.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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