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SUFFIXATION
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Dictionary entry overview: What does suffixation mean?
• SUFFIXATION (noun)
The noun SUFFIXATION has 1 sense:
1. formation of a word by means of a suffix
Familiarity information: SUFFIXATION used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Formation of a word by means of a suffix
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("suffixation" is a kind of...):
affixation (formation of a word by means of an affix)
Derivation:
suffix (attach a suffix to)
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