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af·fix
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combining form
A combining form is a word that is used, or used with a particular meaning, only when joined to another word. For example, '-legged' as in 'four-legged' and '-fold' as in 'fivefold' are combining forms. -
prefix
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. -
affixation
affixture -
compound
A compound is an enclosed area of land that is used for a particular purpose. -
formative
giving form or shape; forming; shaping; fashioning; molding: a formative process in manufacturing. -
formative element
a morpheme that serves as an affix, not as a base, or root, in word formation.