Pre*fix" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Prefixed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Prefixing.] [L. praefixus, p. p. of praefigere to fix or fasten before; prae before + figere to fix: cf. F. pr'efix fixed beforehand, determined, pr'efixer to prefix. See Fix.]
1.
To put or fix before, or at the beginning of, another thing; as, to prefix a syllable to a word, or a condition to an agreement.
2.
To set or appoint beforehand; to settle or establish antecedently.
[Obs.] "
Prefixed bounds. "
Locke.
And now he hath to her prefixt a day.
Spenser.
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Pre"fix (?), n. [Cf. F. pr'efixe.]
That which is prefixed; esp., one or more letters or syllables combined or united with the beginning of a word to modify its signification; as, pre- in prefix, con- in conjure.
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