Suffixnoun
A morpheme added at the end of a word to modify the word's meaning.
‘The suffix "-able" changes "sing" into "singable".’;
Prefixnoun
Something placed before another
Suffixnoun
(mathematics) A subscript.
Prefixnoun
A morpheme added to the beginning of a word to modify its meaning, for example as, pre- in prefix, con- in conjure, re- in reheat, etc.
Suffixnoun
(computing) A final segment of a string of characters.
‘The string "abra" is both a prefix and a suffix of the string "abracadabra".’;
Prefixnoun
(telecommunications) A set of digits placed before a telephone number, to indicate where the number is based, what type of phone number it is (landline, mobile, toll-free, premium rate etc.)
‘in the UK, a number with an 0800 prefix is a toll-free number.’; ‘Add the prefix +34 to dial a Spanish number from abroad’;
Suffixverb
(transitive) To append (something) to the end of something else.
Prefixnoun
A title added to a person's name, such as Mr. or Dr.
Suffixnoun
A letter, letters, syllable, or syllables added or appended to the end of a word or a root to modify the meaning; a postfix.
Prefixnoun
(computing) An initial segment of a string of characters.
‘The string "abra" is both a prefix and a suffix of the string "abracadabra".’;
Suffixnoun
A subscript mark, number, or letter. See Subscript, a.
Prefixverb
(transitive) To determine beforehand; to set in advance.
Suffixverb
To add or annex to the end, as a letter or syllable to a word; to append.
Prefixverb
(transitive) To put or fix before, or at the beginning of something; to place at the start.
Suffixnoun
an affix that is added at the end of the word
Prefixverb
To put or fix before, or at the beginning of, another thing; as, to prefix a syllable to a word, or a condition to an agreement.
Suffixverb
attach a suffix to;
‘suffix words’;
Prefixverb
To set or appoint beforehand; to settle or establish antecedently.
‘And now he hath to her prefixt a day.’;
Suffix
In linguistics, a suffix is an affix which is placed after the stem of a word. Common examples are case endings, which indicate the grammatical case of nouns, adjectives, and verb endings, which form the conjugation of verbs.
Prefixnoun
That which is prefixed; esp., one or more letters or syllables combined or united with the beginning of a word to modify its signification; as, pre- in prefix, con- in conjure.
Prefixnoun
an affix that added in front of the word
Prefixverb
attach a prefix to;
‘prefixed words’;
Prefix
A prefix is an affix which is placed before the stem of a word. Adding it to the beginning of one word changes it into another word.
