First Known Use: circa 1948
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superfix
noun su·per·fix \ˈsü-pər-ˌfiks\
Definition of SUPERFIX
: a morpheme consisting of a pattern of stress, intonation, or juncture features that are associated with the syllables of a word or phrase (as the distinctive stress patterns of the noun subject and the verb subject)
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Origin of SUPERFIX
super- + -fix (as in prefix)
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