"libfix" meaning in All languages combined

See libfix on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: libfixes [plural]
Etymology: Coined by American linguist Arnold Zwicky from lib(erated) + -fix. Etymology templates: {{coinage|en|Q4795326|nobycat=1}} Coined by American linguist Arnold Zwicky, {{af|en|liberated|-fix|alt1=lib(erated)}} lib(erated) + -fix Head templates: {{en-noun}} libfix (plural libfixes)
  1. (linguistics) An affix that has been extracted from an existing word. Categories (topical): Linguistics

Inflected forms

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