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affix
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affix
v.
attach; add; combine
n.
addition, attachment; syllable which changes a word's meaning (i.e. prefix or suffix)
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Affix
An affix (in modern sense) is a morpheme that is attached to a word stem to form a new word. Affixes may be derivational, like English -ness and pre-, or inflectional, like English plural -s and past tense -ed. They are bound morphemes by definition; prefixes and suffixes may be separable affixes. Affixation is, thus, the linguistic process speakers use to form different words by adding morphemes (affixes) at the beginning (prefixation), the middle (infixation) or the end (suffixation) of words.
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affix
Noun
1. a linguistic element added to a word to produce an inflected or derived form
(hypernym) bound morpheme, bound form
(hyponym) prefix
(part-holonym) word
Verb
1. attach to; "affix the seal here"
(synonym) stick on
(hypernym) attach
(hyponym) stamp
(cause) adhere, hold fast, bond, bind, stick, stick to
2. add to the very end; "He appended a glossary to his novel where he used an invented language"
(synonym) append, add on, supplement
(hypernym) attach
(hyponym) annex
(derivation) attachment, affixation
3. attach or become attached to a stem word; "grammatical morphemes afix to the stem"
(hypernym) attach
(hyponym) prefix
(derivation) affixation
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Affix (das)
n.
affix, addition, attachment; (i.e. prefix or suffix) syllable which changes a word's meaning
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affix (het)
n.
affix, addition, attachment, syllable which changes a word's meaning (Syntax)
