suffix, postfix
(noun) an affix that is added at the end of the word
suffix
(verb) attach a suffix to; “suffix words”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
suffix (plural suffixes)
(grammar, linguistic morphology) A morpheme added at the end of a word to modify the word's meaning.
Synonym: affix (narrow sense)
Antonym: prefix
Hypernym: affix (broad sense)
(mathematics) A subscript.
(computing) A final segment of a string of characters.
• The plural suffices occasionally appears (including in one educational publication), but it is not a standard plural and has no basis in the Latin origin of the term.
• (types of affixes): adfix, affix, ambifix, circumfix, confix, infix, interfix, libfix, postfix, prefix, suffix, suprafix
suffix (third-person singular simple present suffixes, present participle suffixing, simple past and past participle suffixed)
(transitive) To append (something) to the end of something else.
Source: Wiktionary
Suf"fix, n. Etym: [L. suffixus, p.p. of suffigere to fasten on, to affix; sub under + figere to fix: cf. F. suffixe. See Fix.]
1. A letter, letters, syllable, or syllables added or appended to the end of a word or a root to modify the meaning; a postfix.
2. (Math.)
Definition: A subscript mark, number, or letter. See Subscript, a.
Suf*fix", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Suffixed; p. pr. & vb. n. Suffixing.]
Definition: To add or annex to the end, as a letter or syllable to a word; to append.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
24 November 2024
(noun) a person (usually but not necessarily a woman) who is thoroughly disliked; “she said her son thought Hillary was a bitch”
Contrary to popular belief, coffee beans are not technically beans. They are referred to as such because of their resemblance to legumes. A coffee bean is a seed of the Coffea plant and the source for coffee. It is the pit inside the red or purple fruit, often referred to as a cherry. Just like ordinary cherries, the coffee fruit is also a so-called stone fruit.
