What is the difference between prefix and suffix?
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That which is prefixed; especially one or more letters or syllables added to the beginning of a word to modify its meaning; as, pre-'' in prefix, ''con- in conjure.
(label) To determine beforehand; to set in advance.
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*:he took the Quene Gueneuer and sayd playnly that he wolde wedde hyr / whyche was his vnkyls wyf and his faders wyf / And soo he made redy for the feest / And a day prefyxt that they shold be wedded / wherfore quene Gweneuer was passyng huey / But she durst not dyscouer hyr herte
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*:But the danger was, that a man can hardly prefix any certaine limits unto his desire.
(label) To put or fix before, or at the beginning of something; to place at the start.
One or more letters or sounds added at the end of a word to modify the word's meaning.
(mathematics) A subscript.
to append (something) to the end of something else
Suffix is a related term of prefix.
Suffix is a antonym of prefix.
In transitive terms the difference between prefix and suffix
is that prefix is to put or fix before, or at the beginning of something; to place at the start while suffix is to append (something) to the end of something else.prefix
English
Alternative forms
* , prefixe (obsolete)Noun
(prefixes)Usage notes
* Though much less common, a plural form prefices exists as well, apparently formed by analogy with , and so on.Synonyms
* prefixum (archaic)Derived terms
* prefixal * prefixationVerb
(es)See also
* * (wikipedia)References
External links
* * English heteronyms ----suffix
English
(wikipedia suffix)Noun
(es)- The suffix "-able" changes "sing" into "singable".