Standard Lemma guide
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
prefix
Used to form adjectives with the sense of something being absent, being removed, or moving outward.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic, morpheme
Synonyms: ex-
Antonyms: none provided
prefix
In an electronic form, especially computerized and digital; often in association with the Internet.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: morpheme
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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prefix
For emergency purposes.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: morpheme
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
prefix
Used to prefix product names, to indicate an electrified or all-electric variant of the product, particularly cars.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: morpheme
Topics: business, marketing
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
prefix
Used to prefix product names, to indicate an electrified or all-electric variant of the product, particularly cars.
Used to prefix product names, to indicate a battery-powered or onboard electric power source variant.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: morpheme
Topics: business, marketing
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
prefix
Electric.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: morpheme
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
prefix
Used to prefix items that are embedded into devices, instead of being discrete or removable elements.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: morpheme
Topics: business, electrical-engineering, electricity, electromagnetism, electronics, energy, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
prefix
educational
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: morpheme
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
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prefix
Alternative form of e-.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative, morpheme
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h1éǵh Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h1éǵhs Proto-Italic *eks Latin ex Latin ex-der. English e- From Latin ē-.
Etymology tree Ancient Greek ἤλεκτρον (ḗlektron)bor. Latin ēlectrum Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus New Latin ēlectricusbor. English electric Proto-Indo-European *h1ey- Proto-Indo-European *h1éyti Proto-Hellenic *éimi Ancient Greek ἰόν (ión)der. English ion English electron ▲ Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English electronic English e- Abbreviation of electronic.
Etymology tree Latin ēmergō Proto-Indo-European *-onts Latin -ns Latin -ēns Latin emergensbor. English emergency English e- Abbreviation of emergency.
Etymology tree Ancient Greek ἤλεκτρον (ḗlektron)bor. Latin ēlectrum Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus New Latin ēlectricusbor. English electric English e- Abbreviation of electric or electrical.
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h1én Proto-Italic *en Proto-Italic *en- Latin in- Old French en-bor. Middle English en- English em- Proto-Germanic *badją Proto-West Germanic *badi Old English bedd Middle English bed English bed English embed Old English -ed Proto-Indo-European *-h2 Proto-Indo-European *-éh2 Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh2tos Proto-Germanic *-ōdaz Old English -od Middle English -ed English -ed English embedded English e- Abbreviation of embedded.
Etymology tree Latin ēducātiōder. English education Proto-Indo-European *h2el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English educational English e- Abbreviation of educational.
Across languages
5 source translations are retained for this English entry.
