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libfix

libfix noun: an affix that has been extracted from an existing word.

Noun

libfix (plural libfixes)

  1. An affix that has been extracted from an existing word.
    • The word ‘preneur’ is considered as a neologism or a libfix, identifying people that exercise particular economic activities, such as: (1) a mompreneur […]2019, Antonio Bartolini, Roberto Cippitani, Valentina Colcelli, editors, Dictionary of Statuses within EU Law […] , Springer, →ISBN, footnote 12, page 324

Forms of libfix

plurallibfixes

Origin of libfix

Coined by American linguist Arnold Zwicky from lib(erated) + -fix.

Questions about libfix

What does libfix mean?
Libfix means an affix that has been extracted from an existing word.
What part of speech is libfix?
Libfix is a noun.
What is the plural of libfix?
The plural of libfix is libfixes.

Words near libfix in the dictionary

  1. libethenite
  2. Libetian
  3. Libetians
  4. libfem
  5. libfems
  6. libfix
  7. libfixes
  8. libfuck
  9. libfucks
  10. libidibi
  11. libidinal

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