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prefix

  • /pɾeˈfiks/

Where it comes from

Borrowed from French préfixe, a learned borrowing from Latin praefixus.

noun prefixe · prefix · prefixul · prefixele

  1. neuter prefix

    Opposite: sufix

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"prefix." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ro/prefix. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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prefix. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ro/prefix

Chicago

"prefix." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ro/prefix.

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@misc{prefix_2026,
  title = {prefix},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ro/prefix},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}

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