 4 definitions found
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
suffix
noun: an affix that is added at the end of the word [syn: {postfix}]
verb: attach a suffix to; "suffix words" [ant: {prefix}]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Suffix \Suf*fix"\, verb (used with an object) [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.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Suffix \Suf"fix\, noun [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}, adjective
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
113 Moby Thesaurus words for "suffix":
IC analysis, PS, Parthian shot, accidence, add, addendum, addition,
adjoin, affix, affixation, afterthought, agglutinate, allomorph,
allonge, amend, annex, append, appendix, attach, back matter,
bound morpheme, burden, chorus, coda, codicil, colophon,
commentary, complicate, conclusion, conjoin, conjugation,
consequence, continuance, continuation, cutting, declension,
decorate, derivation, desinence, difference of form, double take,
dying words, enclitic, encumber, ending, envoi, epilogue,
follow-through, follow-up, formative, free form, glue on, hitch on,
immediate constituent analysis, infix, infixation, inflection,
interlineation, interpolation, join, join with, last words,
marginalia, morph, morpheme, morphemic analysis, morphemics,
morphology, morphophonemics, note, ornament, paradigm,
parting shot, paste on, peroration, plus, postface, postfix,
postlude, postscript, prefix, prefixation, proclitic, put with,
radical, refrain, rider, root, saddle with, scholia,
second thought, sequel, sequela, sequelae, sequelant, sequent,
sequitur, slap on, stem, subjoin, subscript, suffixation, superadd,
superpose, supplement, swan song, tack on, tag, tag on, tail,
theme, unite with, word-formation
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