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How to pronounce prefixation in English?

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Type Words
Type of affixation
Derivation prefix

Examples of prefixation

prefixation
Washo uses both prefixation and suffixation on nouns and verbs.
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A special kind of prefixation, called reduplication, uses the first part of the root plus a vowel as a prefix.
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Perfective verbs can be usually formed from imperfective ones by suffixation or prefixation, but the resultant verb often deviates in meaning from the original.
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  • Formation of a word by means of a prefix
  • A prefix is an affix which is placed before the stem of a word. Particularly in the study of Semitic languages, a prefix is called a preformative, because it alters the form of the words to which it is affixed.