English Explanatory Dictionary

-fix

English dictionary entry

Meanings

suffix
  1. Forming nouns denoting a morpheme used in word formation joined to a word in the specified way
  2. Forming verbs denoting fastening or attaching (something) in the specified way

Pronunciation

/fɪks/

Word forms

-fix

Etymology

The common element of prefix, suffix, and affix — all ultimately from Latin figere (“to fasten”).

Related words

-fixation
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