adj, noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The act by which something is prefixed.

Verb

1. 1
   present participle and gerund of prefix form-of, gerund, participle, present

Adjective

1. 1
   Of a language, characterised by heavy use of prefixes to create grammatical forms; as opposed to suffixing. not-comparable

Synonyms

All synonyms

accidenceaddadjoinaffixaffixationagglutinate

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