postfix

American  

[pohst-fiks, pohst-fiks, pohst-fiks] / poʊstˈfɪks, ˈpoʊst fɪks, ˈpoʊst fɪks /

verb (used with object)

1. to affix at the end of something; append; suffix.

---

noun

1. something postfixed.

2. a suffix.

postfix British  

verb

1. (tr) to add or append at the end of something; suffix

---

noun

1. a less common word for suffix

Other Word Forms

• postfixal adjective
• postfixial adjective

Etymology

Origin of postfix

1795–1805; post- + -fix, modeled on prefix

Example Sentences

That which is affixed; an appendage; esp. one or more letters or syllables added at the end of a word; a suffix; a postfix.

From Project Gutenberg

The postfixes themselves no doubt were originally notional terms worn down in form and meaning, so as to express mere abstract relation, as in the Magyar vel = with, from veli = companion.

From Project Gutenberg

The glyph occurs 37 times on this side and, with a prefix and a changed postfix, once on page 24.

From Project Gutenberg

It is also used as a postfix to denote motion towards the object to which it is joined.

From Project Gutenberg

Ironically, lawyers now say that the requirement for the trademark postfix has no legal force, but the asterisk usage is entrenched anyhow.

From Project Gutenberg