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af·fix • v. / əˈfiks/ [tr.] stick, attach, or fasten (something) to something else: he licked the stamp and affixed it to the envelope. • n. / ˈaˌfiks/ Gram. an additional element placed at the beginning or end of a root, stem, or word, or in the body of a word, to modify its meaning. See also infix, prefix, suffix. DERIVATIVES: af·fix·a·tion / ˌafikˈsāshən/ n. |
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"affix." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "affix." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-affix.html "affix." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-affix.html |
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AFFIX. An element added to a WORD, BASE, or ROOT to produce an inflected or derived form, such as -s added to house to form houses and re-added to write to form re-write. Affixed elements include the PREFIX (anti- in anti-war), the SUFFIX (-ity in formality), the INFIX (-m- in recumbent but not cubicle, a relic from Latin), and the INTERFIX (reduced and in sun ‘n’ sand). See DERIVATION, ENDING, WORD-FORMATION.
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TOM McARTHUR. "AFFIX." Concise Oxford Companion to the English Language. 1998. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. TOM McARTHUR. "AFFIX." Concise Oxford Companion to the English Language. 1998. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O29-AFFIX.html TOM McARTHUR. "AFFIX." Concise Oxford Companion to the English Language. 1998. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O29-AFFIX.html |
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T. F. HOAD. "affix." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "affix." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-affix.html T. F. HOAD. "affix." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-affix.html |
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•admix, affix, commix, fix, Hicks, intermix, MI6, mix, nix, Nyx, pix, Pnyx, prix fixe, pyx, Ricks, six, Styx, transfix, Wicks
•Aquarobics • radix • appendix
•crucifix • suffix • Alex • calyx
•Felix, helix
•kylix • Horlicks • prolix • spondulicks
•hydromechanics • phoenix
•Ebonics, onyx
•mechatronics • sardonyx
•Paralympics • semi-tropics
•subtropics • Hendrix
•dominatrix, matrix
•administratrix • oryx • tortrix
•executrix • Beatrix • cicatrix
•Essex, Wessex
•kinesics • coccyx • Sussex
•informatics, mathematics
•Dianetics • geopolitics • bioethics
•cervix • astrophysics • yikes
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"affix." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "affix." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-affix.html "affix." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-affix.html |
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