confix

  1. Noun.  (linguistics) An affix consisting of a prefix and suffix affixed simultaneously to the root.
  2. Noun.  (linguistics, rare) An affix which is not divided, and which does not divide a root: thus, a prefix, suffix, or interfix.
  3. Verb.  (obsolete) To make firm; to fix in a particular place or state.

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