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postfix
[ verb pohst-fiks, pohst-fiks; noun pohst-fiks ]
/ verb poʊstˈfɪks, ˈpoʊst fɪks; noun ˈpoʊst fɪks /
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verb (used with object)
to affix at the end of something; append; suffix.
noun
something postfixed.
a suffix.
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OTHER WORDS FROM postfix
post·fix·al, post·fix·i·al, adjectiveWords nearby postfix
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How to use postfix in a sentence
And it will have to be a prefix, not a postfix; for what I may call the syntax of glyph formation must follow that of the speech.
Commentary Upon the Maya-Tzental Perez Codex|William E. Gates
British Dictionary definitions for postfix
postfix
verb (pəʊstˈfɪks)
(tr) to add or append at the end of something; suffix
noun (ˈpəʊstˌfɪks)
a less common word for suffix
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