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post⋅fix

  [v. pohst-fiks, pohst-fiks; n. pohst-fiks]
Use postfixes in a Sentence
–verb (used with object)
1. to affix at the end of something; append; suffix.
–noun
2. something postfixed.
3. a suffix.
Origin:
1795–1805; post- + -fix, modeled on prefix

Related forms:
post⋅fix⋅al, post⋅fix⋅i⋅al, adjective
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post·fix   (pōst-fĭks')   
tr.v.   post·fixed, post·fix·ing, post·fix·es
To suffix.
n.   (pōst'fĭks')
A suffix.
post·fix'al, post·fix'i·al adj.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: post·fix
Pronunciation: (')pOst-'fiks
Function: transitive verb
: to treat again with a different fixative postfixed in 1 percent osmium tetroxide> —post·fix·a·tion /"pOst-fik-'sA-sh&n/ noun
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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