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Salutation vs Suffix - What's the difference?

salutation | suffix |

As nouns the difference between salutation and suffix

is that salutation is a greeting, salute, or address; a hello while suffix is suffix.

salutation

English

Noun

(en noun) (wikipedia salutation)
  • A greeting, salute, or address; a hello.
  • The act of greeting.
  • The title in your name, such as Mr, Mrs, Ms., Dr. or Rev..

    • See also

    * valediction

    suffix

    English

    (wikipedia suffix)

    Noun

    (es)
  • One or more letters or sounds added at the end of a word to modify the word's meaning.
    • The suffix "-able" changes "sing" into "singable".
  • (mathematics) A subscript.

    • Usage notes

    * The plural suffices occasionally appears (including in one educational publication), but it is not a standard Latin plural.

    Coordinate terms

    * (affixes)

    Derived terms

    * inflectional suffix * derivational suffix * suffixal * suffixation

    See also

    *

    Verb

    (es)
  • to append (something) to the end of something else

    • Related terms

    * affix * crucifixion * fix * fixation * infix * prefix * postfix * suffix tree * suffixal * suffixion