Transcription
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- [bak fawr-mey-shuh n]
- /bæk fɔrˈmeɪ ʃən/
- /bæk fɔːˈmeɪ.ʃən/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [bak fawr-mey-shuh n]
- /bæk fɔrˈmeɪ ʃən/
Definitions of back-formation word
- noun back-formation the analogical creation of one word from another word that appears to be a derived or inflected form of the first by dropping the apparent affix or by modification. 1
- noun back-formation a word so formed, as typewrite from typewriter. 1
- noun back-formation (Uncountable Noun) (linguistics) 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. 0
- noun back-formation (Countable Noun) A word created in this way. 0
Information block about the term
Origin of back-formation
First appearance:
before 1885 One of the 21% newest English words
First recorded in 1885-90
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Back-formation
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
back-formation popularity
This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 5% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
See also
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