Circumfix

/ˈsɚkəmfɪks/ noun, verb

noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An affix containing both a prefixing and a suffixing element existing as a single morphological unit.
Verb
  1. 1
    Affix a circumfix to (a word).

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Etymology

From circum- + -fix.

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