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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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That prefix would also have to remind the AI to obey the laws of physics with wording like: “gravity and inertia respected—mass has real weight, correct contact shadows, no floating props.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

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

From Salon • Apr. 30, 2026

Mohamed added the Arabic "Al" prefix to his surname some time in the 1970s.

From BBC • Nov. 14, 2024

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 prefix un was a later addition, and eventually the final I on the old “untill” fell off.

From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner




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