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Suffix vs Ambifix - What's the difference?

suffix | ambifix |

As nouns the difference between suffix and ambifix

is that suffix is one or more letters or sounds added at the end of a word to modify the word's meaning while ambifix is a string of characters used for both prefix and suffix.

As a verb suffix

is to append (something) to the end of something else.

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

    ambifix

    English

    Noun

    (ambifixes)
  • (computing, linguistics) A string of characters used for both prefix and suffix.