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- | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/{{PAGENAMEE}}] [May 2007] | + | A '''prefix''' is a type of [[affix]] attached to a [[stem (linguistics)|stem]] which modifies the meaning of that stem. |
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+ | The word "prefix" is itself made up of the stem ''fix'' (meaning "attach" in this case), and the prefix ''pre-'', meaning "before", both of which are derived from [[Latin]] [[root (linguistics)|root]]s. | ||
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+ | ==See also== | ||
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+ | *[[English prefixes]] | ||
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+ | == Examples == | ||
+ | [[anti]] - [[inter-]] - [[meta]] - [[non]] - [[pan]] - [[para-]] - [[un-]] | ||
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A prefix is a type of affix attached to a stem which modifies the meaning of that stem.
The word "prefix" is itself made up of the stem fix (meaning "attach" in this case), and the prefix pre-, meaning "before", both of which are derived from Latin roots.
See also
Examples
anti - inter- - meta - non - pan - para- - un-
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