What does circumfixation mean?
Circumfixation means The morphological phenomenon of circumfixing..
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/ˌsəːkəmfɪˈkseɪʃən/ · noun
The morphological phenomenon of circumfixing..
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.
Use circumfixation when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Circumfixation means The morphological phenomenon of circumfixing..
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
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.
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