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Affixal

Part of Speech: Adjective

Definition: Relating to or characterized by the use of affixes, which are bound morphemes that are added to a root word to create a new word or modify its meaning.

Sense 1: Pertaining to the use of prefixes, suffixes, infixes, or circumfixes.

Example sentence 1: In English, the affixal marker "-ed" is added to verbs to indicate the past tense.

Example sentence 2: The formation of "unhappiness" involves the affixal prefix "un-" combined with the root word "happiness".

Example sentence 3: Linguists study the affixal patterns found in different languages to understand their structure and grammatical relationships.

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