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suffixation
suf·fix S0866300 (sŭf′ĭks)n. An affix added to the end of a word or stem, serving to form a new word or functioning as an inflectional ending, such as -ness in gentleness, -ing in walking, or -s in sits.tr.v. suf·fixed, suf·fix·ing, suf·fix·es To add as a suffix.
[New Latin suffīxum, from Latin, neuter of suffīxus, past participle of suffīgere, to fasten underneath, affix : sub-, sub- + fīgere, to fix, fasten; see dhīgw- in Indo-European roots.]
suf′fix·al adj.suf′fix·al·ly adv.suf′fix·a′tion (sŭf′ĭk-sā′shən), suf·fix′ion (sə-fĭk′shən) n.suffixation (ˌsʌfɪkˈseɪʃən) nthe formation of a word by the addition of a suffixThesaurus| Noun | 1. | suffixation - formation of a word by means of a suffixaffixation - formation of a word by means of an affix |
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