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préfixe — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • prefix noun A group of letters added to the front of a word to change its meaning, such as un- in unhappy or re- in rewrite.

Senses

préfixe is used for these senses in English:

  • area code (US, Australia, Philippines) A prefix appended to a telephone number indicating the geographical area.

prefix — full definition

  1. noun A group of letters added to the front of a word to change its meaning, such as un- in unhappy or re- in rewrite.
  2. noun A set of characters or digits placed at the start of a code, number or name to identify a category, such as a dialling code or a title before a name.
  3. verb To put something in front of something else, especially at the start of a word or text.

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