What is a prefix in English?

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In English, a prefix is a group of letters added to the beginning of a word to change its meaning. It's a common way to create new words or modify the existing ones. For example, adding "un-" as a prefix to "happy" changes it to "unhappy," indicating the opposite meaning.
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a word , number which is added before another word
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A prefix is a letter which is added to the beginning of a word.
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Prefix in English is a word that add to an different word like stain t less = stainless
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Prefix is added before a word. It could change the meaning of the word. Eg: il+legal= illegal- il is the prefix here.
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