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prefix

noun/verb

/ˈpriːfɪks/

Meaning

a word, letter, or number placed before another; as a verb, to add something in front of something else

Developers often prefix variables with an underscore.

prepend, prepose, attach, affix, tag

append, suffix, postpose

telephone country-code prefix, honorific prefix, string prefix, prefix a title, filename prefix

One-fourth part of something; also used for housing or accommodating.

Strength, energy, or power; to make someone do something against their will.

a person or thing that gives rise to an action, phenomenon, or condition; to make something happen

to return to a worse condition, especially after improvement; a deterioration after recovery

Verb: To cast or throw upward. Noun: Something thrown or directed upward.

An excessive and dangerous amount of a drug; to take too much of a substance.