suffix, postfix
(noun) an affix that is added at the end of the word
Source: WordNet® 3.1
postfix (third-person singular simple present postfixes, present participle postfixing, simple past and past participle postfixed)
(transitive) To suffix.
(biology) To subject a sample to postfixation
postfix (plural postfixes)
(chiefly, computing) Suffix.
Postfix is often used in programming or computing, while in the modern era suffix is used elsewhere, especially in linguistics.
Source: Wiktionary
Post"fix, n.; pl. Postfixes. Etym: [Pref. post- + -fix, as in prefix: cf. F. postfixe.] (Gram.)
Definition: A letter, syllable, or word, added to the end of another word; a suffix. Parkhurst.
Post*fix", v. t.
Definition: To annex; specifically (Gram.), to add or annex, as a letter, syllable, or word, to the end of another or principal word; to suffix. Parkhurst.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
22 November 2024
(noun) (nautical) a line (rope or chain) that regulates the angle at which a sail is set in relation to the wind
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
