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prefixation

noun

Etymology

First attested in 1889; formed as prefix + -ation.

  1. derived from praefīxus
  2. derived from prefixer
  3. inherited from prefixen
  4. suffixed as prefixation — “prefix + ation”

Definitions

  1. The adding of a prefix to a word.

  2. The state or condition of being prefixed.

  3. Initial treatment of tissue with a fixative, as a preliminary to the application of…

    Initial treatment of tissue with a fixative, as a preliminary to the application of another fixative or to the use of a different treatment.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for prefixation. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA