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What does infix mean?

Definitions for infix
ɪnˈfɪks, ˈɪnˌfɪks; ˈɪnˌfɪksin·fix

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. infixverb

    an affix that is inserted inside the word

  2. insert, infix, enter, introduceverb

    put or introduce into something

    "insert a picture into the text"

  3. infixverb

    attach a morpheme into a stem word

GCIDE

  1. Infixnoun

    (Grammar) An element that is inserted into the body of an elemt which it threby modifies, as a letter within a word.

Wiktionary

  1. infixnoun

    A morpheme inserted inside an existing word, such as -i- and -o- in English. This adds additional meaning or alters the meaning of the morpheme it is inserted into.

  2. infixverb

    To instill.

  3. infixverb

    To insert a morpheme inside an existing word.

  4. Etymology: Middle English infixed, stuck in, from Latin infixus, past participle of infigere, to fasten in.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. To Infixverb

    To drive in; to fasten.

    Etymology: infixus, Latin.

    And at the point two stings infixed are,
    Both deadly sharp, that sharpest steel exceeden far. Fa. Qu.

    I never lov'd myself,
    'Till now, infixed, I behold myself,
    Drawn in the flatt'ring table of her eye. William Shakespeare, K. John.

    Immoveable, infix'd, and frozen round. John Milton.

    That sting infix'd within her haughty mind,
    And her proud heart with secret sorrow pin'd. Dryden.

    Arcite on Emily had fix'd his look:
    The fatal dart a ready passage found,
    And deep within her heart infix'd the wound. Dryden.

Wikipedia

  1. Infix

    An infix is an affix inserted inside a word stem (an existing word or the core of a family of words). It contrasts with adfix, a rare term for an affix attached to the outside of a stem, such as a prefix or suffix.When marking text for interlinear glossing, most affixes are separated with a hyphen, but infixes are separated with ⟨angle brackets⟩.

ChatGPT

  1. infix

    Infix refers to a type of notation, operation, or procedure in mathematics and computing, where operators are placed in between the operands or variables they affect. Some common examples are basic arithmetic operations (such as addition, subtraction, multiplication, division) that we perform in everyday life. In programming, infix notation can also represent operations such as comparisons (equal to, less than, greater than, etc.).

Webster Dictionary

  1. Infixverb

    to set; to fasten or fix by piercing or thrusting in; as, to infix a sting, spear, or dart

  2. Infixverb

    to implant or fix; to instill; to inculcate, as principles, thoughts, or instructions; as, to infix good principles in the mind, or ideas in the memory

  3. Infixnoun

    something infixed

  4. Etymology: [L. infixus, p. p of infigere to infix; pref. in- in + figere to fix: cf. F. infixer. See Fix.]

Wikidata

  1. Infix

    An infix is an affix inserted inside a word stem. It contrasts with adfix, a rare term for an affix attached to the end of a stem, such as a prefix or suffix. When marking text for interlinear glossing, most affixes are separated with a hyphen, but infixes are separated with ⟨angle brackets⟩.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Infix

    in-fiks′, v.t. to fix in: to drive or fasten in: to set in by piercing. [O. Fr.,—L. infixus—in, in, figĕre, fixum, to fix.]

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of infix in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of infix in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

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