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1. (n.) suffix
an affix that follows the element to which it is added, as -ly in
kindly.
2. suffix
something added to the end of something else.
3. (v.t.) suffix
to add as a suffix.
4. suffix
to affix at the end of something.
Etymology: (1595–1605; < NL suffīxum, n. use of neut. of L suffīxus, ptp. of suffīgere to attach on top of =suf-suf - +fīgere to attach (see fix ))
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) suffix, postfix
an affix that is added at the end of the word
2. (verb) suffix
attach a suffix to
"suffix words"
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1. (noun) suffix
letters that can be added to the end of a word to create a different word
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) suffix
a letter, letters, syllable, or syllables added or appended to the end of a word or a root to modify the meaning; a postfix
2. (noun) suffix
a subscript mark, number, or letter. See Subscript, a
3. (verb) suffix
to add or annex to the end, as a letter or syllable to a word; to append
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Sense: a small part added to the end of a word that changes the meaning
good; quick; advis; mist; yellow
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 Afrikaans: agtervoegsel |
 Arabic: لاحِقَه في نِهايَة الكَلِ |
 Bulgarian: наставка |
 Brazilian: sufixo |
 Czech: přípona |
 German: das Suffix |
 Danish: endelse |
 Greek: (γραμματική) παραγωγική κ |
 Spanish: sufijo |
 Estonian: sufiks |
 Farsi: پسوند |
 Finnish: pääte |
 French: suffixe |
 Hebrew: סִיוֹמֶת |
 Hindi: प्रत्यय |
 Croatian: sufiks, dometak |
 Hungarian: toldalék, képző, rag |
 Indonesian: akhiran |
 Icelandic: viðskeyti |
 Italian: suffisso |
 Japanese: 接尾辞 |
 Korean: 접미어 |
 Lithuanian: priesaga |
 Latvian: piedēklis |
 Malay: akhiran |
 Dutch: achtervoegsel |
 Norwegian: ending, suffiks |
 Polish: przyrostek |
 Persian: پسوند |
 Pashto: وروستاړی |
 Portuguese: sufixo |
 Romanian: sufix |
 Russian: суффикс |
 Slovak: prípona |
 Slovenian: pripona |
 Serbian: sufiks |
 Swedish: suffix,ändelse |
 Thai: คำเสริมท้าย |
 Turkish: son ek |
 Taiwanese: 後綴 |
 Ukrainian: суфікс |
 Urdu: لاحقہ |
 Vietnamese: hậu tố, tiếp tố |
 Chinese: 后缀 |
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