circumfix
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English
Etymology
Pronunciation
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Noun
circumfix (plural circumfixes)
- (grammar) An affix containing both a prefixing and a suffixing element existing as a single morphological unit.
Coordinate terms
Derived terms
- circumfixation
- circumfixal
- circumfixing (adjective, noun or present participle)
Translations
affix with both a prefixing and suffixing element
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Verb
circumfix (third-person singular simple present circumfixes, present participle circumfixing, simple past and past participle circumfixed)
- (grammar) Affix a circumfix to (a word).
Translations
add a circumfix
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Further reading
Dutch
Etymology
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Pronunciation
Noun
circumfix n (plural circumfixen, diminutive circumfixje n)