préfix — préfix, ixe [ prefiks ] adj. • XIVe; lat. præfixus ♦ Dr. Vx Déterminé, fixé d avance. Au jour et au lieu préfix, au terme préfix (⇒ préfixion) . ⊗ HOM. Préfixe. ● préfix, préfixe adjectif (latin praefixus, placé avant) Délai préfix, délai… … Encyclopédie Universelle
préfix — préfix, ixe (pré fiks, fi ks ; l x se prononçait d après Chifflet, Gramm. p. 218, comme ch) adj. Fixé d avance, déterminé. • Au jour et au lieu préfix, Monsieur enverrait sans délai un pareil nombre de personnes, RETZ III, 100. • Daniel n… … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
prefix — Prefix, [pref]ixe. adj. Arresté, determiné. Jour prefix. temps prefix. heure prefixe. somme prefixe. On appelle, Doüaire prefix, Le douaire qui consiste en certaine somme marquée & determinée par les conventions matrimoniales … Dictionnaire de l'Académie française
Prefix — Pre*fix , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Prefixed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Prefixing}.] [L. praefixus, p. p. of praefigere to fix or fasten before; prae before + figere to fix: cf. F. pr[ e]fix fixed beforehand, determined, pr[ e]fixer to prefix. See Fix.] [1913 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
prefix — ► NOUN 1) a word, letter, or number placed before another. 2) an element placed at the beginning of a word to alter its meaning (e.g. non , re ) or (in some languages) as an inflection. 3) a title placed before a name (e.g. Mr). ► VERB 1) add as… … English terms dictionary
prefix — [prē′fiks΄; ] for v., also [ prē fiks′] vt. [ME prefyxen < MFr prefixer < L praefixus, pp. of praefigere < prae , before (see PRE ) + figere, to FIX] 1. to fix to the beginning of a word, etc.; esp., to add as a prefix 2. Rare to fix… … English World dictionary
Prefix — Pre fix, n. [Cf. F. pr[ e]fixe.] 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. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
prefix — In grammar, a prefix is a word or element added at the beginning of another word to adjust or qualify its meaning, such as ex (ex husband), non (non smoking), and super (supermodel) … Modern English usage
prefix — early 15c. (v.), 1640s (n.), from L. praefixus, pp. of praefigere fix in front, from prae before (see PRE (Cf. pre )) + root of figere to fasten, fix (see FIX (Cf. fix)) … Etymology dictionary
prefix — I UK [ˈpriːfɪks] / US [ˈprɪˌfɪks] noun [countable] Word forms prefix : singular prefix plural prefixes 1) linguistics a group of letters that is added to the beginning of a word to change its meaning. For example, the prefix un is added to the… … English dictionary
