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sfx

sfx is the abbreviation of suffix.

Meaning of suffix

Noun

suffix (plural suffixes)

  1. A morpheme added at the end of a word to modify the word's meaning.
    • The suffix "-able" changes "sing" into "singable".
    Synonyms:
    affix
    Antonyms:
    prefix
  2. A subscript.
  3. A final segment of a string of characters.
    • The string "abra" is both a prefix and a suffix of the string "abracadabra".

See all 6 meanings of suffix

Noun capitalized: SFX

SFX pl (plural only)

  1. (abbreviation, plural, plural-only) Abbreviation of sound effects.
  2. (abbreviation, plural, plural-only) Abbreviation of special effects.

Forms of sfx

alternative formS.F.X.

Origin of sfx

From the initial letter of special or sound, and the pronunciation of effects.

Questions about sfx

What is sfx the abbreviation of?
Sfx is the abbreviation of suffix.
What part of speech is sfx?
Sfx is a noun.

Words near sfx in the dictionary

  1. sfumato
  2. sfumatos
  3. SFV
  4. SFVs
  5. SFW
  6. sfx
  7. SFY
  8. SFYL
  9. Sfântu Gheorghe
  10. sg
  11. SG&E

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Adapted from Wiktionary: sfx (page history and authors); SFX (page history and authors); suffix (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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