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- [verb uh-fiks; noun af-iks]
- /verb əˈfɪks; noun ˈæf ɪks/
- /əˈfɪks/
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- [verb uh-fiks; noun af-iks]
- /verb əˈfɪks; noun ˈæf ɪks/
Definitions of affixes word
- verb with object affixes to fasten, join, or attach (usually followed by to): to affix stamps to a letter. 1
- verb with object affixes to put or add on; append: to affix a signature to a contract. 1
- verb with object affixes to impress (a seal or stamp). 1
- verb with object affixes to attach (blame, reproach, ridicule, etc.). 1
- noun affixes something that is joined or attached. 1
- noun affixes Grammar. a bound inflectional or derivational element, as a prefix, infix, or suffix, added to a base or stem to form a fresh stem or a word, as -ed added to want to form wanted, or im- added to possible to form impossible. 1
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Origin of affixes
First appearance:
before 1525 One of the 28% oldest English words
1525-35; < Latin affīxus fastened to (past participle of affīgere), equivalent to af- af- + fīg- fasten + -sus, variant of -tus past participle suffix
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Parts of speech for Affixes
noun
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verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
affixes popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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verb affixes
- sticks — a thrust with a pointed instrument; stab.
- pins — a number assigned to an individual, used to establish identity in order to gain access to a computer system via an automatic teller machine, a point-of-sale terminal, or other device.
- tacks — a lease, especially on farmland.
- annexes — to attach, append, or add, especially to something larger or more important.
- rivets — a metal pin for passing through holes in two or more plates or pieces to hold them together, usually made with a head at one end, the other end being hammered into a head after insertion.
noun affixes
- prefixes — Grammar. an affix placed before a word, base, or another prefix to modify a term's meaning, as by making the term negative, as un- in unkind, by signaling repetition, as re- in reinvent, or by indicating support, as pro- in proabolition. Compatible prefixes can work together, as un- and re- in unrefundable.
- suffixes — Grammar. an affix that follows the element to which it is added, as -ly in kindly.
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