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prefix (2)

pre·fix [ pree fíks ] (past and past participle pre·fixed, present participle pre·fix·ing, 3rd person present singular pre·fix·es)


transitive verb 
Definition:
 
arrange something in advance: to decide on something such as a price, date, or meeting place beforehand
They duly arrived at the prefixed hour.

[15th century. < French préfixer< Latin praefix-, past participle of praefigere (see prefix1)]
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