"suprafix" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: suprafixes [plural]
Etymology: Blend of supra- + affix, equivalent to supra- + -fix. Etymology templates: {{blend|en|supra-|affix}} Blend of supra- + affix, {{con|en|supra|fix}} supra- + -fix Head templates: {{en-noun}} suprafix (plural suprafixes)
  1. (linguistic morphology) A type of affix where a suprasegmental change (such as tone or stress) modifies an existing morpheme's meaning. Derived forms: suprafixal, suprafixation Translations (type of affix): superfiksi (Finnish), suprafixe [masculine] (French), 수프라픽스 (supeulapigseu) (Korean)

Inflected forms

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