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Word: Parasynthesis
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
mid 19th century: from Greek parasunthesis, from para- ‘subsidiary’ + synthesis
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˌparəˈsɪnθɪsɪs
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a process by which a term is formed by adding a bound morpheme (e.g. -ed) to a combination of existing words (e.g. black-eyed from black eye(s) + -ed).
Short Definition:process by which term is formed by adding bound morpheme
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