prefix
noun/ˈpriːfɪks/
Frequency rank: #10,307 most common English word
Meaning
A letter or group of letters added to the beginning of a word to change its meaning.
Example sentence
You can make the word 'happy' negative by adding the prefix 'un' to the beginning of it.
Synonyms & related words
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