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disfix

disfix noun: a subtractive morpheme, that is, a morpheme which manifests itself through elision (the removal of segments from a root or stem).

Noun

disfix (plural disfixes)

  1. A subtractive morpheme, that is, a morpheme which manifests itself through elision (the removal of segments from a root or stem).

Forms of disfix

pluraldisfixes

Origin of disfix

From dis- + -fix.

Words formed from disfix

Questions about disfix

What does disfix mean?
Disfix means a subtractive morpheme, that is, a morpheme which manifests itself through elision (the removal of segments from a root or stem).
What part of speech is disfix?
Disfix is a noun.
What is the plural of disfix?
The plural of disfix is disfixes.

Words near disfix in the dictionary

  1. disfigures
  2. disfigurest
  3. disfigureth
  4. disfiguring
  5. disfiguringly
  6. disfix
  7. disfixation
  8. disfixations
  9. disfixes
  10. disflavor
  11. disflavored

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