Meaning of Prefix | Babel Free
ˈpɹiːfɪksDefinitions
- Something placed before another
- A morpheme added to the beginning of a word to modify its meaning, for example as, pre- in prefix, con- in conjure, re- in reheat, etc.
- A set of digits placed before a telephone number, to indicate where the number is based, what type of phone number it is (landline, mobile, toll-free, premium rate etc.)
- A title added to a person's name, such as Mr. or Dr.
- An initial segment of a string of characters.
Equivalents
Afrikaans
titel
Български
представка
Cymraeg
rhagddodiad
Dansk
præfiks
Español
prefijo
فارسی
پیشوند
Gaeilge
réimír
Gàidhlig
ro-leasachan
हिन्दी
उपसर्ग
Magyar
előtag
Հայերեն
նախածանց
Íslenska
forskeyti
ქართული
პრეფიქსი
ខ្មែរ
បុព្វបទ
Kurdî
tîtel
Latina
praefixum
Lietuvių
priešdėlis
Latviešu
priedēklis
മലയാളം
ഉപസർഗം
Bahasa Melayu
awalan
မြန်မာဘာသာ
ရှေ့ဆက်
Slovenščina
predpona
Shqip
parashtesë
Kiswahili
kiambishi awali
தமிழ்
முன்னொட்டு
Тоҷикӣ
пешванд
ไทย
อุปสรรค
Tagalog
unlapi
Українська
префікс
Examples
“The chosen prefixes won the vote in part because they start with the only two letters left in the alphabet that are not already used in measurement. The b for “bronto” is already used for bytes and h for “hella” is used for hecto, the prefix for 100.”
“in the UK, a number with an 0800 prefix is a toll-free number.”
“Add the prefix +34 to dial a Spanish number from abroad”
“The string "abra" is both a prefix and a suffix of the string "abracadabra".”
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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