Definitions
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y- .
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- prefix A form of the prefix
in- , used before gn, as inignoble ,ignominy , andignore . - prefix obsolete Used to form
past participles ofverbs . Alternative spelling ofy- . - prefix Alluding to
cutting-edge orfashionable digital devices and computer programs, especially those fromApple . - prefix Jamaica Used to transform English words into words used by
Rastafarians with a special meaning.
Etymologies
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From Latin in- ("not").
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Popularized in the name of the iMac line of computers (1998).
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Examples
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Mitsubishi Motors Corp. delivered about 100 of its i- MiEV minicar since it started taking orders in October 2009.
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By the time the i- prefix was fleshed out, Apple had transformed itself from a culty computer maker to a major religion.
NPR Topics: News 2011
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According to Apple's ad agency, i- was meant to stand for "Internet," with overtones of "individual" and probably the first-person pronoun as well.
NPR Topics: News 2011
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