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Definition: Infixation is a morphological process whereby a bound morpheme attaches within a root or stem. The kind of affix involved in this process is called ... Skiptomaincontent GlossaryofLinguisticTerms Infixation Definition: Infixationisa morphologicalprocess wherebya boundmorpheme attacheswithina root or stem. Thekindof affix involvedinthisprocessiscalledan infix. Examples: (Phillipines-Tagalog) Thefocusmarker -um- isainfixwhichisaddedafterthefirstconsonantoftheroot. bili: root‘buy’ -um-: infix‘AGT’ bumili: word‘bought’ SeeAlso: MorphologicalProcessBoundMorphemeRootStemThispageisanextractfromtheLinguaLinksLibrary.Version5.0publishedonCD-ROMbySILInternational,2003. LinguaLinksOrderingInformation GlossaryHierarchyMorphologicalProcess Infixation