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Prefix vs Title - What's the difference?

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In transitive terms the difference between prefix and title

is that prefix is to put or fix before, or at the beginning of something; to place at the start while title is to assign a title to; to entitle.

prefix

English

Alternative forms

* , prefixe (obsolete)

Noun

(prefixes)
  • 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.
  • 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 * prefixation

    Verb

    (es)
  • (label) To determine beforehand; to set in advance.
  • *:
  • *: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
  • *, I.40:
  • *: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.
  • See also

    * * (wikipedia)

    References

    title

    English

    (wikipedia title)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A prefix (honorific) or suffix (post-nominal) added to a person's name to signify either veneration, official position or a professional or academic qualification. See also
  • * (William Shakespeare) (1564-1616)
  • With his former title greet Macbeth.
  • *{{quote-book, year=1922, author=(Ben Travers), title=(A Cuckoo in the Nest)
  • , chapter=1 citation , passage=He read the letter aloud. Sophia listened with the studied air of one for whom, even in these days, a title possessed some surreptitious allurement.}}
  • (legal) Legal right to ownership of a property; a deed or other certificate proving this.
  • In canon law, that by which a beneficiary holds a benefice.
  • A church to which a priest was ordained, and where he was to reside.
  • The name of a book, film, musical piece, painting, or other work of art.
  • A publication.
  • A section or division of a subject, as of a law or a book.
  • (mostly, in the plural) A written title, credit, or caption shown with a film, video, or performance.
  • (bookbinding) The panel for the name, between the bands of the back of a book.
  • The subject of a writing; a short phrase that summarizes the entire topic.
  • A division of an act of Congress or Parliament.
  • (sports) The recognition given to the winner of a championship in sports.
  • * {{quote-news, year=2012, date=May 13, author=Phil McNulty, work=BBC Sport
  • , title= Man City 3-2 QPR , passage=With some City fans already leaving the stadium in tears, Edin Dzeko equalised in the second of five minutes of stoppage time before Sergio Aguero scored the goal that won the title .}}
  • * 1997 , David Kenneth Wiggins, Glory Bound: Black Athletes in a White America
  • Equally disadvantageous to Jackson was the fact that other than the Jacksonville Athletic Club and the National Sporting Club, virtually no organization was willing to sponsor a title fight between a black fighter and a white one.

    Synonyms

    * See also

    Derived terms

    * abstract of title * end titles * entitle * job title * long title * running title * short title * subtitle * supertitle * surtitle * title character * title track * Torrens title * working title

    Verb

    (titl)
  • To assign a title to; to entitle.