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Meaning of infixation | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
/ɪnfɪkˈseɪʃən/

Definitions

  1. Word formation involving an infix or infixes; adding an infix to a word.
    uncountable, usually
  2. The state or quality of being infixed.
    uncountable, usually

Equivalents

Français infixation
Português infixação

Examples

“As we have just seen, the encoding is quite versatile. In fact, it is not even limited to describing reduplicative patterns alone but can also handle infixations, circumfixations and truncations.”

Institute for German Linguistics, Marburg University

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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