AFFIX


Meaning of AFFIX in English

The verb is pronounced /əfɪks/. The noun is pronounced /æfɪks/.

( affixed)

1.

If you affix one thing to another, you stick it or attach it to the other thing. ( FORMAL )

Complete the form and affix four tokens to its back...

I covered the scroll in sealing wax, and affixed a red ribbon.

...special storage racks affixed to the sides of buses.

VERB : V n to n , V n , V-ed , also V n prep / adv

2.

An affix is a letter or group of letters, for example ‘un-’ or ‘-y’, which is added to either the beginning or the end of a word to form a different word with a different meaning. For example, ‘un-’ is added to ‘kind’ to form ‘unkind’. Compare prefix and suffix .

N-COUNT

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