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| 1. | [ verb ] attach to | |
| Synonyms: | stick_on | |
| Examples: | "affix the seal here" |
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| Related terms: | attach post stamp seal plaster adhere | |
| 2. | [ verb ] add to the very end | |
| Synonyms: | append supplement add_on | |
| Examples: | "He appended a glossary to his novel where he used an invented language" |
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| Related terms: | attach annex accessory attachment appendage | |
| 3. | [ verb ] (grammar) attach or become attached to a stem word | |
| Examples: | "grammatical morphemes affix to the stem" |
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| Related terms: | attach prefix suffix infix affixation | |
| 4. | [ noun ] (linguistics) a linguistic element added to a word to produce an inflected or derived form | |
| Related terms: | bound_morpheme ending prefix infix word | |
