"prefixoid" meaning in English

See prefixoid in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: prefixoids [plural]
Etymology: prefix + -oid, coined c. 1966 by Yakov Malkiel Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|prefix|oid}} prefix + -oid Head templates: {{en-noun}} prefixoid (plural prefixoids)
  1. (linguistics) A wordinitial segment that does not have all characteristics of a prefix. Categories (topical): Linguistics Related terms: combining form Coordinate_terms: suffixoid Translations (Translations): prefiksoidi (Finnish), Präfixoid [neuter] (German), Pseudopräfix [neuter] (German), prefiksoid [masculine] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-prefixoid-en-noun-qm-uABGn Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -oid Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences

Inflected forms

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