préfixer — meaning in English

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

préfixer is used for these senses in English:

• prefix (transitive) To put or fix before, or at the beginning of something; to place at the start. [from 16thc.]
• prepend (computing, linguistics, transitive) To attach (an expression, phrase, etc.) to another, as a prefix.

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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