Standard Lemma guide
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
noun
A suffix.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
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noun
In the Czech language, a suffix that is placed after the ending.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
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verb
To suffix.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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verb
To subject a sample to postfixation
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, natural-sciences
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noun
an affix that is added at the end of the word
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: suffix
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Broader terms: affix, ending, termination
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pós Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *pósti Proto-Italic *posti Old Latin poste Latin post English post- English fix English postfix From post- + fix.
