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affixation vs grafting

grafting vs affixation

affixation and grafting both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
affixation Yes No No No
grafting Yes No No No
As nouns, grafting is a hyponym of affixation; that is, grafting is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than affixation:
  • affixation: the act of attaching or affixing something
  • grafting: the act of grafting something onto something else
Other hyponyms of affixation include graft.
affixation (noun) grafting (noun)
formation of a word by means of an affix the act of grafting something onto something else
the act of attaching or affixing something
the result of adding an affix to a root word
Difference between affixation and grafting

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