Affix — meaning in English

English meaning

• affix noun A bound morpheme added to a word’s stem, such as a prefix or suffix.
• suffix noun A group of letters added to the end of a word to change its meaning or its grammatical role, such as -ness in kindness or -ed in walked.

Senses

Affix is used for these senses in English:

• affix (linguistic morphology) A bound morpheme added to a word’s stem, such as a prefix or suffix.
• affix (now, uncommon) That which is affixed; an appendage.
• suffix (grammar, linguistic morphology) A morpheme added at the end of a word to modify the word's meaning.

affix — full definition

1. noun A bound morpheme added to a word’s stem, such as a prefix or suffix.
2. noun That which is affixed; an appendage.
3. noun The complex number a+bi associated with the point in the Gauss plane with coordinates (a,b).
4. noun Any small feature, as a figure, a flower, or the like, added for ornament to a vessel or other utensil, to an architectural feature.

suffix — full definition

1. noun A group of letters added to the end of a word to change its meaning or its grammatical role, such as -ness in kindness or -ed in walked.
2. noun A short addition placed after a person's name or a code, such as Jr., PhD, or the numbers appended to a reference number.
3. verb To add something to the end of a word, name or string.

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