suffix: Meaning and Definition of

suf•fix

Pronunciation: (n.suf'iksv.suf'iks, s&schwa&sylpfiks'), [key]
— n.
  1. an affix that follows the element to which it is added, as -ly in kindly.
  2. something added to the end of something else.
—v.t.
  1. to add as a suffix.
  2. to affix at the end of something.
  3. to fix or put under.
—v.i.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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