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infixes
We have found lemma(root) word of infixes : infix.
Definitions
[ɪnˈfɪks], (Verb)
Definitions:
- implant or insert firmly in something
(e.g: the particles of mercury will infix themselves in the structure of the other metal)
- insert (a formative element) into the body of a word
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Origin
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early 16th century: from Latin infix- ‘fixed in’, from the verb infigere, from in- ‘into’ + figere ‘fasten’, reinforced by in- ‘into’ + fix. The noun is on the pattern of prefix and suffix
[ˈɪnfɪks], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a formative element inserted in a word
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Origin
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early 16th century: from Latin infix- ‘fixed in’, from the verb infigere, from in- ‘into’ + figere ‘fasten’, reinforced by in- ‘into’ + fix. The noun is on the pattern of prefix and suffix
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