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Prefix - Glossary of Terms
Prefix
A prefix is added to the front of a word to change its meaning. Both prefixes and
suffixes
(added to the back) are
affixes
. Prefixes are sometimes
hyphenated
.
Examples:
anti-war
(prefix "anti"),
preconception
(prefix "pre"),
postnatal
(prefix "post")
Interactive xample:
Anti-
government troops rallied around the
ex-
President on the square.
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When connected to a title, a prefix is not written with a capital letter (unless it starts the sentence)
.
I met ex-President Clinton.
Associated pages:
Hyphens in prefixes
Glossary of grammatical terms
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