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Rare
noun
•
In Grammar & Linguistic morphology:
Something
placed
before another
A
morpheme
added
to the
beginning
of a
word
to
modify
its
meaning
,
for example
as,
pre
- in
prefix
,
con
- in
conjure
,
re
- in
reheat
, etc.
•
In Telecommunications:
Something
placed
before another
A set of
digits
placed
before a
telephone number
, to
indicate
where the number is based, what
type
of
phone number
it is (landline,
mobile
,
toll-free
,
premium
rate
etc.)
•
Something
placed
before another
A
title
added
to a person's
name
, such as Mr. or
Dr
.
•
In Computing:
Something
placed
before another
An
initial
segment
of a
string
of
characters
.
verb
•
To
determine
beforehand; to set
in advance
.
•
To
put
or
fix
before, or at the
beginning
of something; to
place
at the
start
.
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