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Suffix vs Ending - What's the difference?

suffix | ending |

As nouns the difference between suffix and ending

is that suffix is one or more letters or sounds added at the end of a word to modify the word's meaning while ending is a termination or conclusion.

As verbs the difference between suffix and ending

is that suffix is to append (something) to the end of something else while ending is present participle of lang=en.

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

    ending

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • A termination or conclusion.
  • The last part of something.
  • (grammar) The last morpheme of a word, added to some base to make an inflected form (such as -ing in "ending").

    • Synonyms

    * (termination or conclusion ): conclusion, end, termination * (last part of something ): end, finale * (grammar ):

    Phrases

    * bad ending * good ending

    Anagrams

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