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transfixes

transfixes is the plural of transfix.

transfixes is the third-person singular simple present indicative of transfix.

Meaning of transfix

Noun

transfix (plural transfixes)

  1. A discontinuous affix, typical of Afro-Asiatic languages, which occurs at more than one position in a word, i.e. a combination of prefixes, infixes and/or suffixes.
    • The Arabic word مكتوب (maktūb, “written”) is built from the root [script needed] (k–t–b, “writing”) and the transfix [script needed] (ma––ū–, “passive participle”).

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Questions about transfixes

What is transfixes the plural of?
Transfixes is the plural of transfix.

Words near transfixes in the dictionary

  1. transfixation
  2. transfixations
  3. transfixed
  4. transfixer
  5. transfixers
  6. transfixes
  7. transfixeth
  8. transfixing
  9. transfixingly
  10. transfixion
  11. transfixions

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