The word "prefix" describes something affixed to the beginning of a word and the word "suffix" describes something affixed to the end of a word. What is the analog of these for something affixed to or making up the middle of a word?
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2... as "middle" is to "infix", as used in a Riley riddle.– Weather VaneCommented Aug 10, 2020 at 21:02
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1Thanks for that! Never heard of a Riley Riddle before. Learned two new things today! For others that have also not heard of a Riley Riddle, here is the first one I came across: puzzling.stackexchange.com/questions/93230/short-riley-riddle– ubiquibaconCommented Aug 10, 2020 at 21:11
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The three parts may overlap in a Riley riddle, as do the prefix and infix in your link.– Weather VaneCommented Aug 10, 2020 at 21:13
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Like uneffingbelievable?– LambieCommented Nov 22, 2022 at 19:24
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...as "beginning and end" are to "circumfix." And the opposite of all of these is a "disfix," something removed from a word to change the meaning.– OpenAI was the last strawCommented Nov 22, 2022 at 20:04
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The word is "infix". SOED: 2. Gram. an affix inserted into a word.
