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| af·fix [ ə fíks ] |
transitive verb (past and past participle af·fixed, present participle af·fix·ing, 3rd person present singular af·fix·es) |
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1. fasten something: to fasten something to something else
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2. add something at end: to add something at the end of something, e.g. a signature to a document
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3. attribute something: to ascribe something such as responsibility or blame, to somebody
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noun (plural af·fix·es) |
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1. grammar part added to word: a form added to the beginning, middle, or end of another word that creates a derivative word or inflection
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2. something attached: an attachment or addition to something
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| [Mid-16th century. Directly or via French affixer< medieval Latin affixare "keep on fastening to" < Latin affigere "fasten to" < figere "fasten"] |
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  af·fix·a·ble adjective |
| af·fix·er noun |
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