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prefix

12 definitions • 26 examples
1
a letter or group of letters added to the beginning of a word to make a new word:

Examples:

In the word "unimportant", "un-" is a prefix.
A suffix is added at the end of a word, and a prefix is added to the beginning.
"Eco-" is a prefix used to mean 'relating to the environment'
2
a word added to the beginning of a name, for example of a company or an event:

Examples:

The group will use the Marston's prefix on all three of its trading divisions and will put the name on all pub signs.
The festival adopted the Hydro prefix in reference to its partnership with Scottish Hydro Electric, a renewable energy company.
3
a number added to the beginning of a phone number, either used when calling someone outside your town or country or as a way of making the caller pay for or not pay for the call :

Examples:

From the UK, add the prefix 00 33 1 to phone numbers.
Every phone number in town begins with the same three-digit prefix: 445.
Many people trying to call numbers with 0345, 0845 or 0800 prefixes were unable to get through for several hours
4

Examples:

Not all Web server names use the www prefix.
Often, the prefix that you use to install the software affects the contents of the files that actually get installed.
Each VPN needs its own set of prefixes.
5
a word or phrase that is often said before something, for example to describe it:

Examples:

The term “beleaguered” seems to be permanently attached as a prefix to the company’s name.
6
to add a letter or group of letters to the beginning of a word to make a new word:

Examples:

prefixed with Many German participles are prefixed with ge- .
prefixed to This word is usually prefixed to an adjective.
7
to add a number to the beginning of a phone number, especially when calling someone outside your town or country:

Examples:

prefix sth with sth To phone countries outside the US, you prefix the country code with 011.
prefix sth to sth The subscriber can dial trunk calls direct by prefixing the STD number to the number they wish to call.
prefixed by Numbers prefixed by 020 are all toll-free.
8

Examples:

prefixed with Wherever such XML elements appear, they are prefixed with the letters DAV.
Usually drivers are prefixed with V (for version).
9
(of a word) to come before or at the beginning of a name:

Examples:

"Wheal", the Cornish word for workplace, prefixes the names of all the county's mines.
The fact that a brand name now prefixes the location shows that it is owned by a very specific corporate body.
10
to say a word before the name of someone or something, for example to describe them or it:

Examples:

prefixed by At that time, artists were often prefixed by the word "struggling".
The town is usually prefixed by the word "sleepy".
11
to add something before another thing:

Examples:

prefix sth to sth I prefixed my preface to the translation.
prefixed by Each document is prefixed by a helpful few lines of context.
12
a letter or group of letters added to the beginning of a word to change the meaning or make a new word:

Examples:

In the words "unknown" and "unusual," "un-" is a prefix meaning "not."

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