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English Dictionary: suffix	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
suffix n an affix that is added at the end of the word [syn: suffix, postfix] v attach a suffix to; "suffix words" Antonym(s): prefix
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.