suffigation

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noun

Synonym of suffixation.

Similar
suffixation
Opposite
prefigation
OriginLatin suffīgō →
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Meanings

nounsuffigation (plural suffigations)

plural suffigations

  1. rarehuman sciencesSynonym of suffixation.

    Synonyms: suffixation · Antonyms: prefigation

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSynonym of suffixation.

Similar
suffixation
Opposite
prefigation

Origin

  1. Latinsuffīgō“to fasten onto”
  2. Englishsuffigation

From the present stem of Latin suffīgō (“to fasten onto”) + -ation. The formation on the Latin present stem is unusual; perhaps originally an innovation in German.

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APA

suffigation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/suffigation

MLA

“suffigation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/suffigation. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “suffigation,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/suffigation.

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