The difference between Foresyllable and Prefix

When used as nouns, foresyllable means a syllable (or syllables) at the beginning of a word, whereas prefix means 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.


Prefix is also verb with the meaning: to determine beforehand.

check bellow for the other definitions of Foresyllable and Prefix

  1. Foresyllable as a noun (rare):

    A syllable (or syllables) at the beginning of a word.

  1. Prefix as a noun (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. 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.) A title added to a person's name, such as Mr. or Dr. An initial segment of a string of characters.

    Examples:

    "in the UK, a number with an 0800 prefix is a toll-free number."

    "Add the prefix +34 to dial a Spanish number from abroad"

    "The string "<tt>''abra''</tt>" is both a prefix and a suffix of the string "<tt>''abracadabra''</tt>"."

  1. Prefix as a verb (transitive):

    To determine beforehand; to set in advance.

  2. Prefix as a verb (transitive):

    To put or fix before, or at the beginning of something; to place at the start.

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