Duplifix

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    An affix which, when applied, incorporates some of the stem word it is modifying.

    "Note that reduplication of the root vowel in a duplifix can also be viewed as vowel harmony, see §2.3."

  2. 2
    An affix that works by duplicating part of the stem word.

    "First, here are examples to show variation in the phonological make-up of duplifixes. C, CV, CVC, and CVCV are all possible duplifix skeleta."

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"Note that reduplication of the root vowel in a duplifix can also be viewed as vowel harmony, see §2.3."

Etymology

From dupli(cate) + -fix.

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