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unprefixed

unprefixed adjective: not prefixed; without a prefix.

Adjective

unprefixed (not comparable)

  1. Not prefixed; without a prefix.
    • It was the first time I would hear Dotun say his brother’s name just like that, just the name, stripped of the honour due to his older brother, unprefixed with ‘bros’ or ‘brother’.2017, Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀, Stay With Me, Canongate Books, page 174
    Synonyms:
    prefixless

Synonyms of unprefixed

Origin of unprefixed

From un- + prefixed.

Questions about unprefixed

What does unprefixed mean?
Unprefixed means not prefixed; without a prefix.
What part of speech is unprefixed?
Unprefixed is an adjective.

Words near unprefixed in the dictionary

  1. unpreferable
  2. unpreferential
  3. unpreferentially
  4. unpreferred
  5. unprefigured
  6. unprefixed
  7. unpregnable
  8. unpregnant
  9. unprejudged
  10. unprejudicate
  11. unprejudicated

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