SUFFIX

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does suffix mean? 

• SUFFIX (noun)
  The noun SUFFIX has 1 sense:

1. an affix that is added at the end of the word

  Familiarity information: SUFFIX used as a noun is very rare.

• SUFFIX (verb)
  The verb SUFFIX has 1 sense:

1. attach a suffix to

  Familiarity information: SUFFIX used as a verb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SUFFIX (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An affix that is added at the end of the word

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

postfix; suffix

Hypernyms ("suffix" is a kind of...):

affix (a linguistic element added to a word to produce an inflected or derived form)

ending; termination (the end of a word (a suffix or inflectional ending or final morpheme))

Derivation:

suffix (attach a suffix to)

• SUFFIX (verb)

Present simple: I / you / we / they suffix    ... he / she / it suffixes   
Past simple: suffixed   
Past participle: suffixed   
-ing form: suffixing   

Sense 1

Meaning:

Attach a suffix to

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Context example:

suffix words

Hypernyms (to "suffix" is one way to...):

affix (attach or become attached to a stem word)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP

Antonym:

prefix (attach a prefix to)

Derivation:

suffix (an affix that is added at the end of the word)

suffixation (formation of a word by means of a suffix)

 Context examples 

A unit of speech such as, a word, suffix, phrase, or sentence.

(Linguistic Form, NCI Thesaurus)

A suffix denoting the fourth person having the same complete name (first, middle, and family names).

(Fourth, NCI Thesaurus)

Each tract has a unique identification number consisting of a 4-digit basic number and a 2-digit suffix of the form 1234.56.

(Census Tract, NCI Thesaurus)

A suffix used to distinguish a son from his father when they have the same given name.

(Junior, NCI Thesaurus)

The DOI consists of two parts: a prefix assigned to each publisher by the administrative DOI agency and a suffix assigned by the publisher that may be any code the publisher chooses.

(Digital Object Identifier, NCI Thesaurus)