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affix

noun verb

A linguistic element added to a word to produce an inflected or derived form

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Word Facts

Word length
5
Starts with
A
Ends with
X
Contains
FF
Scrabble score
18
CEFR level
C1

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noun

  1. A linguistic element added to a word to produce an inflected or derived form

verb

  1. Attach or become attached to a stem word

    “Grammatical morphemes affix to the stem”

verb

  1. Add to the very end

    “He appended a glossary to his novel where he used an invented language”

verb

  1. Stick or fasten to

    “Affix the seal here”

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Example Sentences

Grammatical morphemes affix to the stem
He appended a glossary to his novel where he used an invented language
Affix the seal here

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