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prefixoid

prefixoid noun: a wordinitial segment that does not have all characteristics of a prefix.

Noun

prefixoid (plural prefixoids)

  1. A wordinitial segment that does not have all characteristics of a prefix.

Forms of prefixoid

pluralprefixoids

Origin of prefixoid

From prefix + -oid, coined c. 1966 by Yakov Malkiel.

Questions about prefixoid

What does prefixoid mean?
Prefixoid means a wordinitial segment that does not have all characteristics of a prefix.
What part of speech is prefixoid?
Prefixoid is a noun.
What is the plural of prefixoid?
The plural of prefixoid is prefixoids.

Words near prefixoid in the dictionary

  1. prefixive
  2. prefixless
  3. prefixlessness
  4. prefixlike
  5. prefixness
  6. prefixoid
  7. prefixoids
  8. prefixt
  9. prefixture
  10. prefixtures
  11. prefixum

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