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prefix

[pree-fiks, pree-fiks, pree-fiks] / ˈpri fɪks, ˈpri fɪks, priˈfɪks /
NOUN
an addition
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NOUN
a designation
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But none are as maddeningly ubiquitous as The Great British Prefix is at the moment.

From The Guardian • Mar. 9, 2011

We should call for an outright ban on The Great British Television Title Prefix.

From The Guardian • Mar. 9, 2011

Prefix, usually constituting a syllable, 16; Anglo-Saxon, 29; Latin, 31; ad, con, and in, 32-33.

From Business English A Practice Book by Buhlig, Rose

Prefix Dr. to the name of a physician, or write M.D. after his name.

From Graded Lessons in English An Elementary English Grammar Consisting of One Hundred Practical Lessons, Carefully Graded and Adapted to the Class-Room by Reed, Alonzo

What is the signification of A as a Prefix?

From 1001 Questions and Answers on Orthography and Reading by Hathaway, B. A.




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