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suffixes

suffixes is the plural of suffix.

suffixes is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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

Phrases with suffixes

Questions about suffixes

What is suffixes the plural of?
Suffixes is the plural of suffix.

Words near suffixes in the dictionary

  1. suffixational
  2. suffixations
  3. suffixative
  4. Suffixaufnahme
  5. suffixed
  6. suffixes
  7. suffixhood
  8. suffixing
  9. suffixings
  10. suffixion
  11. suffixions

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