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Associations to the word «Affix»

Wiktionary

AFFIX, noun. That which is affixed; an appendage.
AFFIX, noun. (linguistic morphology) A bound morpheme added to the word’s stem's end; the term is a synonym to suffix, postfix.
AFFIX, noun. (linguistic morphology) A bound morpheme added to a word’s stem; the term comprises prefixes, suffixes, infixes, circumfixes, and suprafixes.
AFFIX, noun. (mathematics) The complex number a+bi associated to the point in the Gauss Plane with coordinates (a,b).
AFFIX, noun. (decorative art) Any small feature, as a figure, a flower, or the like, added for ornament to a vessel or other ustensil, to an architectural feature.
AFFIX, verb. To attach.
AFFIX, verb. To subjoin, annex, or add at the close or end; to append to.
AFFIX, verb. To fix or fasten figuratively; with on or upon.

Dictionary definition

AFFIX, noun. A linguistic element added to a word to produce an inflected or derived form.
AFFIX, verb. Attach to; "affix the seal here".
AFFIX, verb. Add to the very end; "He appended a glossary to his novel where he used an invented language".
AFFIX, verb. Attach or become attached to a stem word; "grammatical morphemes affix to the stem".

Wise words

The most important things are the hardest things to say. They are the things you get ashamed of because words diminish your feelings - words shrink things that seem timeless when they are in your head to no more than living size when they are brought out.
Stephen King