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prefixal

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pre-fix-al
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

That is modified by the addition of a prefix.

adj

Taking the role of a prefix.

adj

That tends to make use of prefixes (more than suffixes) to create grammatical forms; prefixing.

Etymology

Etymology tree English prefix Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English prefixal From prefix + -al.

Derived Forms

prefixally

Questions

What does prefixal mean?
That is modified by the addition of a prefix.
Where does prefixal come from?
Etymology tree English prefix Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English prefixal From prefix + -al.

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