- suffixes - Glossary Term
- meaningful elements added to the ends of words to change their meaning (for example, to show its tense: ‘ed’ in ‘passed’. Common suffixes are ‘ing’ ; ‘ed’ ; ‘ness’ ; ‘less’ ; ‘able’)
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