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Suffix vs Prefixation - What's the difference?

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Suffix is a related term of prefixation.


As nouns the difference between suffix and prefixation

is that suffix is suffix while prefixation is (linguistics) the adding of a prefix to a word or prefixation can be (anatomy|of a nerve) the (l) or (l) of being (l).

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

    prefixation

    English

    Etymology 1

    First attested in 1889; formed as .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (linguistics) The adding of a prefix to a word.
    • Related terms
    * affix * affixation * infix * infixation * interfix * interfixation * prefix * suffix * suffixation

    Etymology 2

    First attested in 1921; formed as .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (anatomy, of a nerve) The (l) or (l) of being (l).
  • (biology) (l) of (l) with a (l), as a (l) to the (l) of another fixative or to the use of a (l) treatment.

    • References

    * “ prefi?xation]” in the [[w:Oxford English Dictionary, Oxford English Dictionary] , second edition, 1989 (lists both homographs in one entry) * “ prefixation, n.''¹” in the ''Oxford English Dictionary , third edition, March 2007 (lists the linguistic term) * “ prefixation, n.''²” in the ''Oxford English Dictionary third edition, March 2007 (lists the anatomical and biological term)