What is another word for prefixes?

Pronunciation: [pɹˈiːfɪksɪz] (IPA)

There are a few synonyms for the word "prefixes" that can be used interchangeably. Some of these synonyms include "preliminaries", "beginnings", "introductions", "prologues", and "preludes". These terms refer to the initial parts of something, whether it be a piece of writing or a process. The use of synonyms can help to vary language and avoid repetition, making communication more interesting and engaging. When describing the beginning of a word, for example, using the term "prefixes" may become monotonous. Utilizing synonyms allows one to convey the same idea without becoming boring or repetitive.

What are the hypernyms for Prefixes?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.
  • Other hypernyms:

    stems, parts of speech, Grammatical Affixes, Language Components, Word Mapping, linguistic elements.

Usage examples for Prefixes

It seems to have been the intention of the authors to have taken typical young ladies, and, under the heading of "Belles of the Month," have used them as prefixes to each monthly part.
"John Leech, His Life and Work. Vol. 1"
William Powell Frith
"Fame uses no prefixes.
"The Maid of Maiden Lane"
Amelia E. Barr
The poet prefixes indeed the name of a particular virtue to each book, but, with slender reference to it, he surrenders himself freely to his abundant flow of ideas, and to whatever fancy or invention tempts him, and ranges unrestrained over the whole field of knowledge and imagination.
"Spenser (English Men of Letters Series)"
R. W. Church

Famous quotes with Prefixes

  • The round-square may be impossible, but we believe in it because it is impossible. [E.E.] Cummings is a very great expert in all these, so to speak, illegal syntactical devices: his misuse of parts of speech, his use of negative prefixes, his word-coining, his systematic relation of words that grammar and syntax don’t permit us to relate—all this makes him a magical bootlegger or moonshiner of language, one who intoxicates us on a clear liquor no government has legalized with its stamp.
    Randall Jarrell

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