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.
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.
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