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confix

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From Latin configo or con- + fix.

noun confixes

An affix consisting of a prefix and suffix attached simultaneously to the root. As is demonstrated by m-as-ku, tens are derived from the confix m- ... -hu.
rare An affix which is not divided, and which does not divide a root: thus, a prefix, suffix, or interfix. 22. A PREFIX: a confix which precedes a root.

Similar: circumfix, ambifix

verb confixes · confixing · confixed

obsolete, transitive To make firm; to fix in a particular place or state. But Tuesday night last gone in's garden-house / He knew me as a wife. As this is true, / Let me in safety raise me from my knees; / Or else for ever be confixed here, / A marble monument!

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Similar: circumfix, ambifix

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@misc{confix_2026,
  title = {confix},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/confix},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}