Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

postfixation

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: post-fix-a-tion
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The adding of a postfix to a word.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A secondary fixation of a histological sample, often using osmium tetroxide to fixate lipids.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pós Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *pósti Proto-Italic *posti Old Latin poste Latin post English post- English fixation English postfixation From post- + fixation.

Usage

Inflected Forms

postfixations (plural)

Questions

What does postfixation mean?: The adding of a postfix to a word.
Where does postfixation come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pós Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *pósti Proto-Italic *posti Old Latin poste Latin post English post- English fixation English postfixation From post- + fixation.

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