Coined by American linguist Arnold Zwicky from lib(erated) + -fix. <span class="searchmatch">libfix</span> (plural libfixes) (linguistics) An affix that has been extracted from an existing...
derived from one source is broken down or bracketed into a different set of factors — see also reanalysis folk etymology <span class="searchmatch">libfix</span> reanalysis surface analysis...
affixesedit adfix affix ambifix circumfix confix disfix duplifix infix interfix <span class="searchmatch">libfix</span> postfix prefix prefixoid simulfix suffix suffixoid suprafix transfix suprafixal...
Appendix:Variations of "nap" Apparently a back-formation from kidnap (see <span class="searchmatch">libfix</span>); ultimately from nap. -nap Forming verbs with the sense of "abduct", or...
fields. English terms suffixed with -fix adfix ambifix circumfix disfix duplifix infix <span class="searchmatch">libfix</span> prefix subfix suffix superfix suprafix transfix -fixation...
from earthquake, or from quake, depending on word and part of speech; a <span class="searchmatch">libfix</span>. -quake Used to form terms characterized by a violent disruption or shaking...
unit. Synonyms: ambifix, confix adfix affix disfix duplifix infix interfix <span class="searchmatch">libfix</span> postfix prefix prefixoid pseudo-suffix semi-prefix simulfix suffix suffixoid...
sexually liberated than most women were generally during her lifetime. <span class="searchmatch">libfix</span> nonliberated photoliberated unliberated free from traditional ideas liberated...
See also: Appendix:Variations of "rama" A <span class="searchmatch">libfix</span>, a modification of -orama, influenced by diorama and panorama, and thus indirectly derived from Ancient...