prefixal

adj — 3 senses

prefixal

adj

Etymology From prefix + -al.

1

Human sciences, Linguistics, Sciences Of a form That is modified by the addition of a prefix.

2

Human sciences, Linguistics, Sciences Of a form Taking the role of a prefix.

3

Human sciences, Linguistics, Sciences Of a language That tends to make use of prefixes (more than suffixes) to create grammatical forms; prefixing.

Derived terms
prefixally

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