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A letter, letters, syllable, or syllables added or appended to the end of a word or a root to modify the meaning; a postfix.

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  1. n. A word/letter">letter, word/letters">letters, syllable, or syllables added or appended to the end of a word or a root to modify the meaning; a postfix.
  2. n. A subscript mark, number, or letter. See Subscript, a.
  3. v. t. To add or word/annex">annex to the end, as a word/letter">letter or syllable to a word; to append.
  4. n. an word/affix">affix that is word/added">added at the end of the word
  5. v. attach a suffix to
  6. 1. A word/letter">letter, word/letters">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. To add or annex to the end, as a letter or syllable to a word; to append.
  7. n:100 n. an word/affix">affix that is word/added">added at the end of the word v. attach a suffix to