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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 ‘h’ to ‘a’ and make the pupil say ‘ha’ first, then ‘a’ alone.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 10 "David, St" to "Demidov" by Various

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

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




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