prefix
1. pre.fix \(')pre--'fiks\ \'pre--., pre--'\ vt [ME prefixen, fr. MF
prefixer, fr. pre- + fixer to fix,] [2prefix] fr. fix fixed, fr. L fixus -
more at FIX archaic 1: to fix or appoint beforehand 2: to place before
2. pre.fix \'pre--.fiks\ \'pre--.fik-s*l, pre--'\ \-s*-le-\ n [NL
praefixum, fr. L, neut. of praefixus, pp. of praefigere t]o fasten before,
fr. prae- + figere to fasten - more at DIKE 1: a sound or sequence of
sounds or in writing a letter or sequence of lett ers occurring as a bound
form attached to the beginning of a word, base, or phrase and serving to
produce a derivative word or an inflectional form 2: a title used before a
person's name - pre.fix.al aj