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Definition of infix noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

infix

noun
 
/ˈɪnfɪks/
 
/ˈɪnfɪks/
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  1. a letter or group of letters added to the middle of a word to change its meaning
    Word Originearly 16th cent.: 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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