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Definition 2024
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English
Suffix
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- (grammar) Forming nouns denoting a morpheme used in word formation joined to a word in the specified way (e.g.: infix = "attached within", circumfix = "attached around").
- (chiefly grammar) Forming verbs denoting fastening or attaching (something) in the specified way (e.g.: suffix = "append", prefix = "preface").
Usage notes
- Used to form new words only in language-related fields.
Derived terms
See also
- -fixation