English Explanatory Dictionary

circumfix

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An affix containing both a prefixing and a suffixing element existing as a single morphological unit.
verb
  1. Affix a circumfix to (a word).

Pronunciation

/ˈsəːkəmfɪks/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-circumfix.wav /ˈsɚkəmfɪks/ /səːkəmˈfɪks/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-circumfix2.wav /sɚkəmˈfɪks/

Word forms

circumfix circumfixes circumfixing circumfixed

Etymology

From circum- + -fix.

Synonyms

ambifix confix

Derived words

circumfixation circumfixal circumfixing
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