Circumfix Definition
sûrkəm-fĭks
noun
An affix consisting of a prefix and a suffix, such as the progressive present marker a- ... -ing in dialectal English I'm a-going or the past participle marker y- ... -t in archaic English yclept.
American Heritage
(grammar) An affix containing both a prefixing and a suffixing element existing as a single morphological unit.
Wiktionary
verb
To add as a circumfix.
American Heritage
(grammar) Affix a circumfix to (a word).
Wiktionary
Origin of Circumfix
circum- +"Ž -fix
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