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infix

noun

Meaning

  1. A morpheme inserted inside an existing word, such as -bloody- in English.
  2. A morpheme that always appears between other morphemes in a word, such as -i- and -o- in English.
  3. To set; to fasten or fix by piercing or thrusting in.
  4. To instill.
  5. To insert a morpheme inside an existing word.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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