"diffix" meaning in English

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          "text": "Since a transfix -∅-i- with a zero vowel […] is not to everyone’s liking, it may be advisable to use a special term for the Semitic vowel patterns, e.g., diffix, leaving transfix for other affixes that are both disrupted and disrupting.",
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