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suf·fix (suf′iks; also, for v., sə fiks′)

noun

  1. a letter, syllable, or group of syllables added at the end of a word or word base to change its meaning, give it grammatical function, or form a new word (Ex.: -ish in smallish, -ed in walked, -ness in darkness)
  2. anything added to the end of something else

Etymology: ModL suffixum < neut. of L suffixus, pp. of suffigere, to fasten on beneath < sub-, sub- + figere, to fix

transitive verb

to add as a suffix

Related Forms:

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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