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suf·fix  (sfks)
n.
An affix added to the end of a word or stem, serving to form a new word or functioning as an inflectional ending, such as -ness in gentleness, -ing in walking, or -s in sits.
tr.v. suf·fixed, suf·fix·ing, suf·fix·es
To add as a suffix.
[New Latin suffxum, from Latin, neuter of suffxus, past participle of suffgere, to fasten underneath, affix : sub-, sub- + fgere, to fix, fasten; see dhgw- in Indo-European roots.]
suffix·al adj.
suffix·al·ly adv.
suffix·ation (sfk-sshn), suf·fixion (s-fkshn) n.
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Noun1.suffixation - formation of a word by means of a suffix
affixation - formation of a word by means of an affix
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