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Entry 3 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Suffix

/sŭf'-ĭks/ · Suf·fix · IPA /ˈsʌfɪks/
01 n. A letter, letters, syllable, or syllables added or appended to the end of a word or a root to modify the meaning; a postfix.
  1. 1.
    A letter, letters, syllable, or syllables added or appended to the end of a word or a root to modify the meaning; a postfix.
  2. 2.
    A subscript mark, number, or letter. See Subscript, a.(Math.) See: Subscript
02 v. t. To add or annex to the end, as a letter or syllable to a word; to append.
imp. & p. p. Suffixed; p. pr. & vb. n. Suffixing
  1. 1.
    To add or annex to the end, as a letter or syllable to a word; to append.