"adfix" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: adfixes [plural]
Etymology: ad- + -fix Etymology templates: {{confix|en|ad|fix}} ad- + -fix Head templates: {{en-noun}} adfix (plural adfixes)
  1. (linguistics) A type of affix that is attached to the outside of a stem (an existing word), to form a new word. The adfix category branches into prefixes (ones which appear before the stem) and suffixes (ones which appear after the stem). Categories (topical): Linguistics Translations (type of affix): 詞綴 (Chinese Mandarin), etu- tai jälkiliite (Finnish)

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for adfix meaning in English (2.7kB)

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