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Prefixation vs Refixation - What's the difference?

prefixation | refixation |

As nouns the difference between prefixation and refixation

is that prefixation is the adding of a prefix to a word while refixation is the fixing in place of something that had previously been removed.

prefixation

English

Etymology 1

First attested in 1889; formed as .

Noun

(en noun)
  • (linguistics) The adding of a prefix to a word.
    • Related terms
    * affix * affixation * infix * infixation * interfix * interfixation * prefix * suffix * suffixation

    Etymology 2

    First attested in 1921; formed as .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (anatomy, of a nerve) The (l) or (l) of being (l).
  • (biology) (l) of (l) with a (l), as a (l) to the (l) of another fixative or to the use of a (l) treatment.

    • References

    * “ prefi?xation]” in the [[w:Oxford English Dictionary, Oxford English Dictionary] , second edition, 1989 (lists both homographs in one entry) * “ prefixation, n.''¹” in the ''Oxford English Dictionary , third edition, March 2007 (lists the linguistic term) * “ prefixation, n.''²” in the ''Oxford English Dictionary third edition, March 2007 (lists the anatomical and biological term)

    refixation

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The fixing in place of something that had previously been removed