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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Suffix \Suf"fix\, n. [L. suffixus p. p. of suffigere to fasten on to affix; sub under + figere to fix: cf F. suffixe. See {Fix}.] 1. A letter, letters, syllable, or syllables added or appended to the end of a word or a root to modify the meaning; a postfix. 2. (Math.) A subscript mark, number, or letter. See {Subscript}, a. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Suffix \Suf*fix"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Suffixed}; p. pr & vb n. {Suffixing}.] To add or annex to the end as a letter or syllable to a word to append. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: suffix n : an affix that is added at the end of the word [syn: {ending}] v : attach a suffix to "suffix words" [ant: {prefix}]
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