# Prefix: noun, verb

### Cambridge Dictionary

> As **noun**
>
> *"a* [*letter*](https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/letter) *or* [*group*](https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/group) *of* [*letters*](https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/capital) [*added*](https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/add) *to the* [*beginning*](https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/beginning) *of a word to make a new word"*

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### Merriam-Webster

> As **verb**
>
> *"to add a letter, number, or symbol at the beginning of a word or number"*

> As **noun**
>
> *"an affix attached to the beginning of a word, base, or phrase and serving to produce a derivative word or an inflectional form"*

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