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infixed

/ɪnˈfɪkt/ verb · British & US
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What does infixed mean?

verb

to fix or insert something into a word or phrase, especially a prefix or suffix. In linguistics, to insert a morpheme into a word.

Example

"The word 'unhappy' is an example of a word that has been infixed with the prefix 'un-'."

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