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suffix

British pronunciation/sˈʌfɪks/
American pronunciation/ˈsəfɪks/
Suffix
[NOUN]
1

(grammar) a letter or a set of letters that are added to the end of a word to alter its meaning and make a new word

synonyms : postfix
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[VERB]
MAIN VERB
1

attach a suffix to

antonyms : prefix
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Examples
1Suffixes generally only have three letters.
2Usually, longer words in English have suffixes.
3The sub-problems are suffixes.
4Which one defines the suffix?
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