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ambifix

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From ambi- + -fix.

noun ambifixes

  1. A string of characters used for both prefix and suffix.
  2. A bound morpheme that can be used either as a prefix or suffix.
  3. A circumfix.

verb ambifixes · ambifixing · ambifixed

  1. To affix an ambifix to (a word). Examples of such other methods are intercalation, as in Semitic, and what might be called ambifixing, where an affix has two parts, one of which precedes the entire root, while the other follows.

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"ambifix." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ambifix. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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@misc{ambifix_2026,
  title = {ambifix},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ambifix},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}