concept   affix
statement   Affixes are commonly used in English-speaking countries to modify the meaning or function of words.

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# Concept Culture Statement Freq.
1 prefix English-speaking countries Commonly used in English to modify the meaning of a word, such as 'un-' to indicate negation. 1
2 prefix English-speaking countries Commonly used to modify the meaning of a word in English, such as 'un-' for negation. 1
3 prefix English-speaking countries Prefixes are commonly used in English to modify or qualify the meaning of a word. 1
4 prefix English-speaking countries Prefixes are commonly used in English to modify the meaning of words, such as 'un-' for 'undo' and 're-' for 'return'. 1
5 prefix English-speaking countries Prefixes are commonly used in English to modify the meaning of words. 1
6 suffix English-speaking countries Commonly used to change the meaning or grammatical function of a word, such as adding -ly to create an adverb. 1
7 suffix English-speaking countries Used to change the meaning or function of a word, usually added to the end of the base word. 1
8 suffix English-speaking countries Used to modify the meaning of a word at the end of the word, e.g., -ly, -ness 1
9 suffix English-speaking countries Used to change the meaning or grammatical function of a word, often added to the end of a root word 1
10 suffix English-speaking countries Used frequently in English to indicate grammatical function or meaning in words 1