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duplifixes

duplifixes is the plural of duplifix.

Meaning of duplifix

Noun

duplifix (plural duplifixes)

  1. An affix which, when applied, incorporates some of the stem word it is modifying.
    • Note that reduplication of the root vowel in a duplifix can also be viewed as vowel harmony, see §2.3.2017, Judith Aissen, Nora C. England, Roberto Zavala Maldonado, The Mayan Languages
  2. An affix that works by duplicating part of the stem word.
    • First, here are examples to show variation in the phonological make-up of duplifixes. C, CV, CVC, and CVCV are all possible duplifix skeleta.2013, Edith A. Moravcsik, Introducing Language Typology, page 128

Questions about duplifixes

What is duplifixes the plural of?
Duplifixes is the plural of duplifix.

Words near duplifixes in the dictionary

  1. duplicones
  2. duplicons
  3. duplies
  4. duplifix
  5. duplifixation
  6. duplifixes
  7. duplify
  8. Duplin County
  9. duplitecture
  10. duplitectures
  11. duplivincular

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