"præfix" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: præfixes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} præfix (plural præfixes)
  1. Obsolete spelling of prefix Tags: alt-of, obsolete Alternative form of: prefix
    Sense id: en-præfix-en-noun-Xlx3qTEW Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 74 26

Verb

Forms: præfixes [present, singular, third-person], præfixing [participle, present], præfix’d [participle, past], præfix’d [past], præfixed [participle, past], præfixed [past], præfixt [participle, past], præfixt [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|præfixes|præfixing|præfix’d|past2=præfixed|past3=præfixt}} præfix (third-person singular simple present præfixes, present participle præfixing, simple past and past participle præfix’d or præfixed or præfixt)
  1. Obsolete form of prefix. Tags: alt-of, obsolete Alternative form of: prefix
    Sense id: en-præfix-en-verb-ePBd4xUf

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for præfix meaning in English (2.3kB)

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