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back-formation
n. (Linguistics) word formed from its derivative (e.g.: "greed" from "greedy; "edit" from "editor"); process of forming words in this manner


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Back-formation
In etymology, back-formation refers to the process of creating a new lexeme (less precisely, a new "word") by removing actual or supposed affixes. The resulting neologism is called a back-formation. Back-formations are shortened words created from longer words, thus back-formations may be viewed as a sub-type of clipping.
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back-formation
Noun
1. a word invented (usually unwittingly by subtracting an affix) on the assumption that a familiar word derives from it
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back formation
back formation
danh từ [phương thức tạo] từ tưởng như có nguồn gốc ngược lại
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back-formation
danh từ một từ biểu lộ rõ là gốc của một từ dài hơn, chẳng hạn industrialize từ industrialization
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BACK FORMATION
RETROFORMAZIONE. FORMAZIONE RETROGRADA
 
BACK-FORMATION
RETROFORMAZIONE. DERIVAZIONE RETROGRADA

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