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• n  an affix that is added in front of the word
• v  attach a prefix to
  prefixed words

• This cablese, with its word contractions, its elaborate prefixes and suffixes, had nearly become a code; hence, the ban.
• The game became known as Tetris, a combination of the Greek prefix tetra and Pajitnov's favorite sport, tennis.
• A Malaysian Indian eatery has won an eight-year legal battle with American fast-food giant McDonald's to keep the prefix 'Mc' in its name.

• suffix

News & Articles

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• Tennis-Nadal's and Ferrer's routes to the French Open final
  PARIS, June 8 (Reuters) - Rafa Nadal's and David Ferrer's routes to the men's French Open final on Sunday (prefix number denotes seeding): 3-Rafa Nadal (Spain): 1st round: beat Daniel Brands (Germany) 4-6 7-6(4) 6-4 6-3 2nd round: beat Martin Klizan (Slovakia) 4-6 6-3 6-3 6-3 3rd round: beat 27-Roberto Fognini (Italy) 7-6(5) 6-4 6-4 4th round: beat 13-Kei Nishikori (Japan) 6-4 6-1 6-3 1/4 final ...
  June 8, 2013 - Reuters via Yahoo! News
• Tennis-French Open order of play on Sunday
  PARIS, June 8 (Reuters) - Order of play on Court Philippe Chatrier on the 15th day of the French Open on Sunday (times GMT, prefix number denotes seeding, all matches finals): Play starts at 1000 1-Sara Errani/Roberta Vinci (Italy) v 4-Ekaterina Makarova/Elena Vesnina (Russia) Not before 1300 3-Rafa Nadal (Spain) v 4-David Ferrer (Spain) (Reporting by Julien Pretot; Editing by Ed Osmond)
  June 8, 2013 - Reuters via Yahoo! Sports
• Tennis-French Open order of play on Saturday
  PARIS, June 7 (Reuters) - Order of play on Court Philippe Chatrier on the 14th day of the French Open on Saturday (times GMT, prefix numbers denote seedings): Play starts at 1300: 1-Serena Williams (United States) v 2-Maria Sharapova (Russia) 1-Bob Bryan/Mike Bryan (United States) - Michael Llodra/Nicolas Mahut (France) (Compiled by Julien Pretot; Editing by Ed Osmond)
  June 7, 2013 - Reuters via Yahoo! Sports

Quotes

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• Ben Stein in Los Angeles Times
  The biggest question is whether the scientific community needs a prefix for 10 to the 27 th ,said Ben Stein, a spokesman for the National Institute of Standards and Technology.
• Jesse James in Boston Herald
  I won't be doing any shows with the word 'celebrity' as the prefix,James said with a laugh during a telephone interview from Los Angeles.
• Tarek Kamel in Business Today Egypt
  Speaking with bt last summer, Minister of CIT Tarek Kamel noted that "Etisalat has until August 4 to pay for its license and finalize the paperwork. The launch of the service, which will run on the 011 prefix, is scheduled for six months later,...