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affix

Syllabification: (af·fix)
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Definition of affix

verb

Pronunciation: /əˈfiks/

[with object]
  • stick, attach, or fasten (something) to something else:he licked the stamp and affixed it to the envelope

noun

Pronunciation: /ˈaˌfiks/

Grammar
  • an additional element placed at the beginning or end of a root, stem, or word, or in the body of a word, to modify its meaning. See also infix, prefix, suffix.

Derivatives

affixation

Pronunciation: /ˌafikˈsāSHən/

noun

Origin:

late Middle English: from Old French affixer or medieval Latin affixare, frequentative of Latin affigere, from ad- 'to' + figere 'to fix'

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