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prefix (infl, en, prefix, cat=prefixes)
- Before; used to form words meaning "in front of (in space)".
- Before; used to form words meaning or "before (in time)".
Translations: - French: (before a word) pré-; (before a number) d'avant (to form adjectives, for example a pre-1960 car - une voiture d'avant 1960), avant (to form adverbs, for example to go back pre-1960 - retourner avant 1960)
- Italian: pre-
Etymology: From French pré-, from Latin , prae-, before
Derived Terms: (rel-top, terms derived from pre-)
- pré-
- precocious
- precognition
- predate
- pre-existing
- prefix
- preheat
- premonition
- pre-op
(rel-mid)
- pre-operative
- preposition
- prequel
- presage
- preview
- previous
- pre-war
(rel-bottom)
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