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affix

af·fix

UK/əˈfɪks/ US/ʌˈfɪks/ fairly common
verb (3) noun (1)

verb

1.

attach to

  • “affix the seal here”
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2.

keep to the curb

  • “curb your dogs”
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3.

attach or become attached to a stem word

  • “grammatical morphemes affix to the stem”

noun

1.

Origin

Borrowed from Latin affixus, perfect passive participle of affigere (from ad- + figere). By surface analysis, af- + fix.

Phrases

  • separable affix

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