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circumfix

[ sur-kuhm-fiks ]

noun

  1. a prefix and a suffix attached to a root or stem, as the a and -ing in a-going.


verb (used with object)

  1. to add a circumfix to.
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Other Words From

  • circum·fix·ation noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of circumfix1

First recorded in 1970–75; circum- ( def ) + -fix, abstracted from affix ( def ), suffix ( def )

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