Definition of Suffix. Meaning of Suffix. Synonyms of Suffix

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Definition of Suffix

Suffix
Suffix Suf"fix, n. [L. suffixus, p. p. of suffigere to fasten on, to affix; sub under + figere to fix: cf. F. suffixe. See Fix.] 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. (Math.) A subscript mark, number, or letter. See Subscript, a.
Suffix
Suffix Suf*fix", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Suffixed; p. pr. & vb. n. Suffixing.] To add or annex to the end, as a letter or syllable to a word; to append.

Meaning of Suffix from wikipedia

- In linguistics, a suffix is an affix which is placed after the stem of a word. Common examples are case endings, which indicate the grammatical case of...
- A street suffix is the part of a street or road name that describes what type of road it is. Examples include "street", "avenue", "lane", "highway", and...
- A name suffix in the Western English-language naming tradition, follows a person's surname (last name) and provides additional information about the person...
- parts, a prefix and a suffix, separated by a slash. prefix/suffix The prefix identifies the registrant of the identifier and the suffix is chosen by the registrant...
- whose names include a -gate suffix, by analogy with the Watergate scandal, as well as other incidents to which the suffix has (often facetiously) been...
- suffix in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A suffix is part of a word; an affix that follows the morphemes to which it can attach. Possessive suffix,...
- In computer science, a suffix array is a sorted array of all suffixes of a string. It is a data structure used in, among others, full-text indices, data-compression...
- computer science, a suffix tree (also called PAT tree or, in an earlier form, position tree) is a compressed trie containing all the suffixes of the given text...
- In the English language, terms for types of killing often end in the suffix -cide. Suicide, intentionally causing one's own death. Altruistic suicide,...
- In computer science, a compressed suffix array is a compressed data structure for pattern matching. Compressed suffix arrays are a general class of data...