circumfix

[ sur-kuhm-fiks ]

noun
  1. a prefix and a suffix attached to a root or stem, as the a and -ing in a-going.

verb (used with object)
  1. to add a circumfix to.

Origin of circumfix

1
First recorded in 1970–75; circum- + -fix, abstracted from affix, suffix

Other words from circumfix

  • cir·cum·fix·a·tion, noun

Words Nearby circumfix

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