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Prefixes vs Adfix - What's the difference?

prefixes | adfix |

As nouns the difference between prefixes and adfix

is that prefixes is plural of lang=en while adfix is a type of affix, which is attached to the outside of a stem (an existing word), to form a new word. The adfix category branches into prefixes (ones which appear before the stem) and suffixes (ones which appear after the stem).

As a verb prefixes

is third-person singular of prefix.

prefixes

English

Noun

(head) (p)

    • Verb

    (head)
  • (prefix)

    • adfix

    English

    Noun

    (adfixes)
  • A type of affix, which is attached to the outside of a stem (an existing word), to form a new word. The adfix category branches into prefixes (ones which appear before the stem) and suffixes (ones which appear after the stem).

    • Antonyms

    * infix

    Examples

    Unlike infixes, adfixes are common in English. * disassemble'' : ''dis is a prefix representing the reversal of a process * loudly'', ''quickly'' : ''ly is a suffix which is used to form an adverb from an adjective