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affixation
noun[ C or U ]
uk /ˌæf.ɪkˈseɪ.ʃən/ us /ˌæf.ɪkˈseɪ.ʃən/
language specialized
the process of adding an affix(= a letter or group of letters with a particular meaning added to the beginning or end of a word to make a new word), or a letter or group of letters that are added like this:
Languages differ in their use of affixation.
Errors such as "bringed" are due to the child applying a regular (-ed) affixation rule to irregular verbs.
Indonesian has a rich system of morphemes or affixations.
Related word
affix
In this chapter we look at vocabulary, covering borrowings, core words, affixation, and compounding.
In the Dusun language (Philippines) a verb is always signalled by affixation.
"Bangun" means to develop or to rise, while the affixations "pe-" and "-an" imply that this is a process or activity.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Linguistics: morphology & parts of words
-athon
-ative
affix
agglutinate
agglutinative
analytic
contraction
ion
ism
libfix
monomorphemic
monosyllabic
morpheme
morphological
suffix
syllabify
synthetic
that'd
that'll
that's
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