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suffix

A suffix is a letter, syllable or group of syllables that are added to the end of a word to change it into something else. (noun)

An example of suffix is adding cycle to motor which creates motorcycle.

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See suffix in Webster's New World College Dictionary

See suffix in American Heritage Dictionary 4

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