back formation

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Alternative spelling of backformation
a new word formed from an older word, for example 'televise', which is formed from 'television'

Relevante Übersetzungen

back formations
plural form of back formation
back-formation
The process by which a new word is formed by removing a morpheme (real or perceived) of an older word, such as the verb burgle, formed by removing -ar (perceived as a suffix forming an agent noun) from burglar
back-formation
A word created in this way

Back-formations, such as tambour (for play the tambourine), are a staple of comedic wordplay.

back-formation
{i} (Linguistics) word formed from its derivative (e.g.: "greed" from "greedy; "edit" from "editor"); process of forming words in this manner
back-formation
a word invented (usually unwittingly by subtracting an affix) on the assumption that a familiar word derives from it
backformation
alternative spelling of back-formation
back formation

    Silbentrennung

    back for·ma·tion

    Türkische aussprache

    bäk fôrmeyşın

    Aussprache

    /ˈbak fôrˈmāsʜən/ /ˈbæk fɔːrˈmeɪʃən/
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