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Suffix

//ˈsʌfɪks// noun, verb

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A morpheme added at the end of a word to modify the word's meaning.

    "The suffix "-able" changes "sing" into "singable"."

  2. 2
    an affix that is added at the end of the word wordnet
  3. 3
    A subscript.
  4. 4
    A final segment of a string of characters.

    "The string "abra" is both a prefix and a suffix of the string "abracadabra"."

Verb
  1. 1
    To append (something) to the end of something else. transitive
  2. 2
    attach a suffix to wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin suffīxus (“suffix”), from sub- (“under”) + fīxus (perfect passive participle of fīgere (“to fasten, fix”)), equivalent to sub- + -fix.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Latin suffīxus (“suffix”), from sub- (“under”) + fīxus (perfect passive participle of fīgere (“to fasten, fix”)), equivalent to sub- + -fix.

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