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{{short description|Affix inserted inside a word stem}} {{about|infixes in natural languages|the mathematical notation|Infix notation}} {{more footnotes needed|date=January 2024}} {{Affixes}} An '''infix''' is an [[affix]] inserted inside a [[word stem]] (an existing word or the core of a family of words). It contrasts with ''[[adfix]],'' a rare term for an affix attached to the outside of a stem, such as a [[prefix]] or [[suffix]].{{Efn|In mathematics, the terms prefix ("[[Polish Notation]]") and [[postfix notation|postfix]] are used.|name=|group=note}} When marking text for [[interlinear gloss]]ing, most affixes are separated with a hyphen, but infixes are separated with {{angle bracket|angle brackets}}.
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