libfix
noun [ C ] language specialized uk/ˈlɪb.fɪks/ us/ˈlɪb.fɪks/
libfix词缀
an affix (= a letter or group of letters added to the beginning or end of a word to make a new word) that comes from part of another word and has more meaning than some other types of affixes
An example of a libfix is -cation (from vacation) in words like staycation and daycation. libfix词缀的一个例子是在像“staycation”和“daycation”这些词中的（来自于“vocation”的）“-cation”。
The linguist Arnold Zwicky coined the term libfix. 语言学家阿诺德·兹威基创造了“libfix“这个术语。
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- -aholic is an example of what Arnold Zwicky terms a libfix.
- Some libfixes have become very productive, for example -gate (from Watergate), now attached to almost anything scandalous.