A circumfix is an affix, a morpheme that is placed around another morpheme. Circumfixes contrast with prefixes, attached to the beginnings of words; suffixes, that are attached at the end; and infixes, inserted in the middle. See also epenthesis. Circumfixes are common in Malay and Georgian. ==Examples== ===Germanic languages=== The circumfix is p...
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circumfix 1. An affix, a morpheme which is placed around another morpheme. 2. An affix made up of two separate parts which surround and attach to a root or a stem. Circumfixes contrast with prefixes, attached to the beginnings of words; suffixes, that are attached at the end; and infixes, inserted in the middle. The morphological process whereby t...
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