prefix

Sinhala Dictionary definitions for prefix

prefix 🔊 /pɹiˈfɪks/

prefix : උපසර්ගය

prefix : මුලට යොදනවා

prefix definition

Transitive verb.

  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.

Noun. That which is prefixed; Especially., 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.