suffix

pronunciation

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Noun:

an affix that is added at the end of the word
Verb:

attach a suffix to

Word Origin

suffix: suffix: see fix

suffix (n.): 1778, from Modern Latin suffixum, noun use of neuter of Latin suffixus "fastened," past participle of suffigere "fasten, fix on, fasten below," from sub "upon" (see sub-) + figere "fasten" (see fix (v.)). Related: Suffixal.

suffix (v.): in the grammatical sense, 1778, from suffix (n.). Earlier "to put or place under" (c. 1600). Related: Suffixed; suffixing.

Synonym

v.

on add supplement tag subjoin tack append affix postfix

n.

subjoinder appendage postscript postfix tag rider addition supplement appendix ending affix addendum amendment

Antonym

n.

Example

1. But borrowing a suffix like this isn 't common .

2. Will it continue to use . Sd as its internet domain suffix ?

3. Where e without suffix ( = mdp / pdm ) stands for the apex of this pyramid and measures the response of money-prices to changes in the quantity of money .

4. Planets orbiting stars beyond the sun are labelled merely with the name of the star and a suffix letter .

5. The given speed is measured in bytes / second , unless a suffix is appended .

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