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affix Definition


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affix
verb
    affixes, affixed, affixing
    1. To attach or fasten.
      Thesaurus: join, connect, fasten, attach, bind, add, append, tack on, glue, paste; Antonym: detach.
noun
    affixes
    1. grammar.
      A word-forming element of one or more syllables which can be added to a word to form another, related, word, eg un- in unhappy or -ness in sadness; a prefix, suffix or infix.
Etymology: 16c: from Latin affigere, affixum to fasten to.



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