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af-

af- is the alternative form of ad-.

Meaning of ad-

Prefix

ad-

  1. (idiomatic) Doing, enacting, forming a verb.
    • accouple
  2. Near, close to, adjacent.
    • adaxonal
  3. Towards in direction or movement. (anatomy) Towards the midline of the body.
    • adapical
  4. (idiomatic) Intensifying, additionally.
    • acclaim
  5. Along, alongside.
    • admarginal
  6. Appending and/or prepending. Adding from either side.
    • adfix

See all 8 meanings of ad-

Origin of af-

Assimilated form of ad- before f. From Latin ad-.

Questions about af-

What is af- the alternative form of?
Af- is the alternative form of ad-.

Words near af- in the dictionary

  1. AEWC
  2. AEZ
  3. AEZs
  4. Aeëtes
  5. af
  6. af-
  7. AF1
  8. AFA
  9. AFAB
  10. AFABs
  11. aface

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: af- (page history and authors); ad- (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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