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affix

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Definition of affix

verb

Pronunciation: /əˈfɪks/
[with object]
  • stick, attach, or fasten (something) to something else:panels to which he affixes copies of fine old prints
  • [no object] be able to be fixed:the strings affix to the back of the bridge

noun

Pronunciation: /ˈafɪks/
Grammar
  • an addition to the base form or stem of a word in order to modify its meaning or create a new word. Compare with prefix, suffix, infix.

Derivatives

affixation

Pronunciation: /afɪkˈseɪʃ(ə)n/
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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