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SUFFIX

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

An affix that is added at the end of the word

Synonyms:

postfix; suffix

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("suffix" is a kind of...):

affix (a linguistic element added to a word to produce an inflected or derived form)

ending; termination (the end of a word (a suffix or inflectional ending or final morpheme))

Derivation:

suffix (attach a suffix to)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Attach a suffix to

Example:

suffix words

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "suffix" is one way to...):

affix (attach or become attached to a stem word)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP

Antonym:

prefix (attach a prefix to)

Derivation:

suffix (an affix that is added at the end of the word)

suffixation (formation of a word by means of a suffix)

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