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a meaning add on put at the beginning of a word or root to form a more complex word.
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A prefix is an [[Affix (definition)|affix]] placed at the beginning of a word. The English ''re-'' as in ''reword'' or ''de-'' as in ''destabilize'' are prefixes.
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==See Also==
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*[[Suffix (definition)]]
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*[[Affix (definition)]]
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*[[Prefix (definition)]]
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==External Links==
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prefix
  
 
==References==
 
==References==
 
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Crystal, David. (1997) ''A Dictionary of Linguistics and Phonetics.'' Oxford, UK: Blackwell.
Crystal, David. A Dictionary of Linguistics and Phonetics. The language library. Oxford, UK: Blackwell, 1997.
 
  
 
[[Category:Technical Definitions]]
 
[[Category:Technical Definitions]]
 
[[Category:Morphology]]
 
[[Category:Morphology]]

Revision as of 17:20, 15 November 2009

A prefix is an affix placed at the beginning of a word. The English re- as in reword or de- as in destabilize are prefixes.

See Also

External Links

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prefix

References

Crystal, David. (1997) A Dictionary of Linguistics and Phonetics. Oxford, UK: Blackwell.