prefix
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Anila told me that she had given all the girls saved by the midwives the prefix “Kosi” before their name, a homage to the Kosi river in Bihar.
From BBC • Sep. 10, 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
Warning signs include the absence of the prefix “https” or a locked padlock symbol in the web address, plus poor website designs.
From Washington Times • Nov. 24, 2023
“Atto” is the scientific notation prefix that represents 10-18, which is a decimal point followed by 17 zeroes and a 1.
From Salon • Oct. 10, 2023
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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Power Prefix: pre-
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Language and Grammar - Introductory
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