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English
Etymology
From ad- + -fix.
Noun
adfix (plural adfixes)
- (linguistics) A type of affix that is attached to the outside of a stem (an existing word), to form a new word. The adfix category branches into prefixes (ones which appear before the stem) and suffixes (ones which appear after the stem).
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Translations
type of affix
- Chinese:
- Mandarin: 詞綴／词缀 (zh) (cízhuì) (no equivalent exists; lit. "affix")
- Finnish: etu- tai jälkiliite
- Portuguese: please add this translation if you can
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