Pre"fix (?), n. [Cf. F. préfixe.]
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.
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. préfix fixed beforehand, determined, préfixer to prefix. See Fix.]
1.
To put or
fix before, or at the beginning of, another thing; as, to prefix a syllable to a
word, or a condition to an agreement.
2. To set
or appoint beforehand; to settle or establish antecedently. [Obs.] " Prefixed
bounds. " Locke.
And now he hath to her prefixt a day.
Spenser.
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