Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The use of prefixes; prefixion.
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- noun linguistics The adding of a
prefix to a word. - noun anatomy The
state orcondition of beingprefixed . - noun biology
Initial treatment oftissue with afixative , as apreliminary to theapplication of another fixative or to the use of adifferent treatment.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun formation of a word by means of a prefix
Etymologies
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Examples
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In fact, many of these verbs do allow "un" prefixation.
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So the "un" prefixation test doesn't reliably distinguish between the classes of verbs.
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So the "un" prefixation test doesn't reliably distinguish between the classes of verbs.
Confusing verbs GamesWithWords 2010
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The point here was that the specific test proposed "un" prefixation turned out to provide different results.
Confusing verbs GamesWithWords 2010
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The point here was that the specific test proposed "un" prefixation turned out to provide different results.
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In fact, many of these verbs do allow "un" prefixation.
Do Language Universals Exist? GamesWithWords 2010
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