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prefixe

prefixe is the obsolete spelling of prefix.

Meaning of prefix

Verb

prefix (third-person singular simple present prefixes, present participle prefixing, simple past and past participle prefixed)

  1. (transitive) To determine beforehand; to set in advance.
    • They duly arrived at the prefixed hour.
  2. (transitive) To put or fix before, or at the beginning of something; to place at the start.
    • His requests for money were usually prefixed by an apology.

See all 6 meanings of prefix

Forms of prefixe

third-person singular presentprefixes
present participleprefixing
past participleprefixed
pastprefixed

Questions about prefixe

What is prefixe the obsolete spelling of?
Prefixe is the obsolete spelling of prefix.

Words near prefixe in the dictionary

  1. prefixation
  2. prefixational
  3. prefixations
  4. prefixative
  5. prefixatives
  6. prefixe
  7. prefixed
  8. prefixedly
  9. prefixer
  10. prefixers
  11. prefixes

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