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suffixing

/ˈsʌfɪksɪŋ/ verb · British & US
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What does suffixing mean?

verb

The act of adding a suffix to a word, especially to form a new word or to indicate a grammatical function. Suffixing is a common process in language, used to create words with different meanings or functions.

Example

"The linguist studied the process of suffixing in various languages, noting how it affected word meanings and grammatical structures."

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