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Circumfix - What does it mean?

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circumfix

Noun

(es)
  • (grammar) An affix containing both a prefixing and a suffixing element existing as a single morphological unit.
  • Synonyms

    * ambifix * confix

    Derived terms

    * circumfixation * circumfixal

    Coordinate terms

    * (affixes)

    Verb

    (es)
  • (grammar) Affix a circumfix to (a word).
  • Not English

    has no English definition. It may be misspelled.