prefixhood

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noun

The state, condition, or qualification of being a prefix.

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Meanings

nounprefixhood (uncountable)
  1. uncountablegrammarThe state, condition, or qualification of being a prefix.

    Thus, in OT, the prefixhood of in- is achieved through a constraint on output well-formedness, rather than being specified lexically.

    2007, Paul V. De Lacy, The Cambridge handbook of phonology, page 459

Origin

From prefix + -hood.

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APA

prefixhood. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prefixhood

MLA

“prefixhood.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prefixhood. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “prefixhood,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prefixhood.

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