What is the meaning of affix?

noun

  • A linguistic element added to a word to produce an inflected or derived form.

verb

  • Attach to.
    • usage: "affix the seal here"
  • Add to the very end.
    • usage: "He appended a glossary to his novel where he used an invented language"
  • Attach or become attached to a stem word.
    • usage: "grammatical morphemes affix to the stem"
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APAWordNet. (2010). Affix. Retrieved September 20, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/affix/definitions/1215865
ChicagoWordNet. 2010. "Affix" http://smartdefine.org/affix/definitions/1215865 (accessed September 20, 2026).
HarvardWordNet 2010, Affix, Smart Define, viewed 20 September, 2026, <http://smartdefine.org/affix/definitions/1215865>.
MLAWordNet. "Affix" 23 October 2010. Web. 20 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/affix/definitions/1215865>
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