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Affix : (noun)
1: a linguistic element added to a word to produce an inflected
or derived form
(verb)
1: attach to; "affix the seal here" [syn: stick on]
2: add to the very end; "He appended a glossary to his novel
where he used an invented language" [syn: append, add
on, supplement]
3: attach or become attached to a stem word; "grammatical
morphemes afix to the stem"
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Affix : \Af"fix\, n.; pl. Affixes. [L. affixus, p. p. of
affigere: cf. F. affixe.]
That which is affixed; an appendage; esp. one or more letters
or syllables added at the end of a word; a suffix; a postfix.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Affix : \Af*fix"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Affixed; p. pr. & vb. n.
Affixing.] [LL. affixare, L. affixus, p. p. of affigere to
fasten to; ad _ figere to fasten: cf. OE. affichen, F.
afficher, ultimately fr. L. affigere. See Fix.]
1. To subjoin, annex, or add at the close or end; to append
to; to fix to any part of; as, to affix a syllable to a
word; to affix a seal to an instrument; to affix one's
name to a writing.
2. To fix or fasten in any way; to attach physically.
Should they [caterpillars] affix them to the leaves
of a plant improper for their food. --Ray.
3. To attach, unite, or connect with; as, names affixed to
ideas, or ideas affixed to things; to affix a stigma to a
person; to affix ridicule or blame to any one.
4. To fix or fasten figuratively; -- with on or upon; as,
eyes affixed upon the ground. [Obs.] --Spenser.
Syn: To attach; subjoin; connect; annex; unite.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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