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Main Entry: 2pre-fix
Pronunciation:
'prE-"fiks
Function: noun
Etymology: New Latin praefixum,
from Latin, neuter of praefixus,
past participle of praefigere
to fasten before, from prae-
+ figere to fasten --
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Date: 1646
1 : an affix attached to the beginning of a
word, base, or phrase and serving to produce a derivative word or an
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Main Entry: 1suf-fix
Pronunciation: 'su-fiks
Function: noun
Etymology: New Latin suffixum,
from Latin, neuter of suffixus,
past participle of suffigere
to fasten underneath,
from sub- + figere to
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Date: 1778
: an affix occurring
at the end of a word, base, or phrase -- compare HREF=
Main Entry: 2af-fix
Pronunciation: 'a-"fiks
Function: noun
Date: 1612
1 : one or more sounds or letters occurring
as a bound form attached to the beginning or end of a word, base, or phrase or
inserted within a word or base and serving to produce a derivative word or an
inflectional form
Main Entry: 1root
Pronunciation: 'r¸t, 'rut
Function: noun
Usage: often
attributive
Etymology: Middle
English, from Old English rOt, from Old Norse; akin to Old English wyrt root, Latin radix, Greek rhiza
Date: 12th century
6 : the simple element inferred as the
basis from which a word is derived by phonetic change or by extension (as
composition or the addition of an affix or inflectional ending)
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