Hypertext Webster Gateway: "suffix"
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) 1.7 (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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