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subfix

[ suhb-fiks ]
/ ˈsʌb fɪks /
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noun

subscript (def. 4).

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Origin of subfix

1890–95; sub- + -fix, extracted from prefix, suffix, etc.

Words nearby subfix

suberose, subfamily, subfebrile, subfertility, subfield, subfix, subfloor, subfreezing, subfusc, subfuscous, subgenre
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Words related to subfix

index, addendum, appendix

Example sentences from the Web for subfix

  • A classified list shows 28 compounds of this glyph, 20 of these showing the subfix, and combined with a face or other prefix.

    Commentary Upon the Maya-Tzental Perez Codex|William E. Gates

  • Subfix the word should be literally, but for the sake of the sound—the euphony, the good sound—we say suffix.

    Plain English|Marian Wharton