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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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The name, a play on the prefix in the region and Trump’s names, started as a joke.

From Salon • Apr. 30, 2026

Police say 111 women have now made allegations against Mohamed Al Fayed, who added the Arabic "Al" prefix to his surname sometime in the 1970s.

From BBC • Feb. 7, 2025

She dissected the word “intermolecular,” and its prefix, “inter,” connecting it to other words with that same prefix.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 14, 2024

The human rights center disclosed in its 2019 report that it used the federally assigned prefix “RPN-” for “repatriate” to plug information into free flight-tracking websites and obtain a plane’s tail number and ownership.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 11, 2024

NOTE.—The forms ac-, af-, etc., are euphonic variations of ad-, and follow generally the rule that the final consonant of the prefix assimilates to the initial letter of the root.

From New Word-Analysis by William Swinton




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