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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

SUF'FIX, n. [L. suffixus, suffigo; sub and figo, to fix.]
A letter or syllable added or annexed to the end of a word.
SUFFIX', v.t. To add or annex a letter or syllable to a word.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: an affix that is added at the end of the word [syn: suffix, postfix] v
1: attach a suffix to; "suffix words" [ant: prefix]

Merriam Webster's

I. noun Etymology: New Latin suffixum, from Latin, neuter of suffixus, past participle of suffigere to fasten underneath, from sub- + figere to fasten — more at fix Date: 1778 an affix occurring at the end of a word, base, or phrase — compare prefix • suffixal adjective II. transitive verb Date: 1778 to attach as a suffix • suffixation noun

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. & v. --n. 1 a verbal element added at the end of a word to form a derivative (e.g. -ation, -fy, -ing, -itis). 2 Math. = SUBSCRIPT. --v.tr. also append, esp. as a suffix. Derivatives: suffixation n. Etymology: suffixum, suffixus past part. of L suffigere (as SUB-, figere fix- fasten)

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Suffix Suf"fix, n. [L. suffixus, p. p. of suffigere to fasten on, to affix; sub under + figere to fix: cf. F. suffixe. See Fix.] 1. A letter, letters, syllable, or syllables added or appended to the end of a word or a root to modify the meaning; a postfix. 2. (Math.) A subscript mark, number, or letter. See Subscript, a.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Suffix Suf*fix", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Suffixed; p. pr. & vb. n. Suffixing.] To add or annex to the end, as a letter or syllable to a word; to append.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(suffixes) 1. A suffix is a letter or group of letters, for example '-ly' or '-ness', which is added to the end of a word in order to form a different word, often of a different word class. For example, the suffix '-ly' is added to 'quick' to form 'quickly'. Compare affix and prefix. N-COUNT 2. A suffix is one or more numbers or letters added to the end of a code number to indicate, for example, what area something belongs to. These ships were all numbered with the suffix LBK. N-COUNT

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

I. n. Affix, postfix. II. v. a. Append, add, annex, postfix.

Moby Thesaurus

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