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单词 back-formation
释义

back-formation

noun

back-for·​ma·​tion ˈbak-fȯr-ˈmā-shən How to pronounce back-formation (audio)
1
: a word formed by subtraction of a real or supposed affix from an already existing longer word (such as burgle from burglar)
2
: the formation of back-formations

Word History

First Known Use

1888, in the meaning defined at sense 2

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