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suffixive

adj

suffixive

adj

Etymology From suffix + -ive.

1

Human sciences, Linguistics, Sciences Dated Forming words through the addition of a suffix or suffixes

  • The genius, in the French sense, of creole is its tendency to form phrases with a minimum of connectives, often through the use of suffixive combinations […]2000, George Lang, Entwisted Tongues: Comparative Creole Literatures, →ISBN, page 216:
Synonyms
suffixative
Related terms
suffixation, affixive, prefixive

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