infixation

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
20
Words With Friends
22
Letters
10
Pronunciation
/ɪnfɪkˈseɪʃən/

Definition of infixation

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (uncountable, usually)Word formation involving an infix or infixes; adding an infix to a word.
    “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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noun

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

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Etymology

From infix + -ation.

Hooks

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