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interfix

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. An empty morph inserted between two morphemes in the process of word formation, such as English -i- and -o-.
  2. A transfix.
  3. An association link.

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Examples

“An empty morph is an interfix if it fulfills all of the following three conditions (Dressier, 1985f).”
LOCANT, n. A number used in the Dyson cipher system for coding the position of substituents of carbon chain, i.e. an interfix.”

CEFR level

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