prefixes
Example Sentences
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The Paris and Geneva families settled their dispute in 2018, agreeing to add prefixes or additional names in marketing.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026
The conference handed out call-letter prefixes — C for Canada, X for Mexico, F for France, and so on.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 12, 2024
To boost comprehension, students learn about prefixes, root words and suffixes — for example that “bene” means good or “audi” means hear.
From New York Times • Dec. 25, 2022
Journalist Elizabeth Gibney notes an additional motivation for adding the new prefixes: to prevent unofficial ones, such as “hella” for 1027, from taking hold.
From Scientific American • Dec. 12, 2022
The prefixes may help you remember: en means “in” or “within”; epi means “upon” or “close to”; pan means “all.” farther/further.
From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner
