"ambifix" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: ambifixes [plural]
Etymology: ambi- + -fix Etymology templates: {{affix|en|ambi-|-fix}} ambi- + -fix Head templates: {{en-noun}} ambifix (plural ambifixes)
  1. (computing) A string of characters used for both prefix and suffix. Categories (topical): Computing
    Sense id: en-ambifix-en-noun-Ig3sV~-s Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
  2. (linguistics) A bound morpheme that can be used either as a prefix or suffix. Categories (topical): Linguistics
    Sense id: en-ambifix-en-noun-76WUf1OT Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with ambi-, English terms suffixed with -fix Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 28 65 7 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with ambi-: 30 45 26 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -fix: 31 55 13 Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
  3. (linguistics) A circumfix. Categories (topical): Linguistics
    Sense id: en-ambifix-en-noun-OgSUTP0J Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences

Inflected forms

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