Definitions
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- suffix grammar Forming nouns denoting a
morpheme used in word formation joined to a word in the specified way (e.g. :in fix = "attached within",circum fix = "attached around"). - suffix Forming verbs denoting fastening or attaching (something) in the specified way (e.g.: suffix = "
append ", prefix = "preface ").
Etymologies
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The common element of prefix, suffix, and affix — all ultimately from Latin figere, to fasten.
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