Word formation

a word formed from the initial letters of the several words in the name and pronounced as one word; "‘NATO’ is an initialism for North Atlantic…

the act of blending components together thoroughly

the act of blending components together thoroughly

an excerpt cut from a newspaper or magazine; "he searched through piles of letters and clippings"

the act of combining things to form a new whole

the act of combining things to form a new whole

a word (as anthropology, kilocycle, builder) consisting of any of various combinations of words, combining forms, or affixes.; "Also common in E…

a word (as anthropology, kilocycle, builder) consisting of any of various combinations of words, combining forms, or affixes.; "Also common in E…

the act of combining things to form a new whole

interchange of subject and predicate of a proposition

an excerpt cut from a newspaper or magazine; "he searched through piles of letters and clippings"

the source or origin from which something derives (i.e. comes or issues); "he prefers shoes of Italian derivation"; "music of Turkish derivation"

characterized by inflections indicating a semantic relation between a word and its base; "the morphological relation between ‘sing’ and ‘singer’…

the patterns of stress and intonation in a language

characterized by inflections indicating grammatical distinctions; "inflectional morphology is used to indicate number and case and tense and per…

an abbreviation formed from the initial letters of the several words in the name and pronounced separately; "HTML is an initialism for HyperText…

a word formed from the initial letters of the several words in the name and pronounced as one word; "‘NATO’ is an initialism for North Atlantic…

relating to or concerned with the formation of admissible words in a language

relating to or concerned with the formation of admissible words in a language

the branch of biology that deals with the structure of animals and plants

an excerpt cut from a newspaper or magazine; "he searched through piles of letters and clippings"

formation of a word by means of a prefix

an excerpt cut from a newspaper or magazine; "he searched through piles of letters and clippings"

an excerpt cut from a newspaper or magazine; "he searched through piles of letters and clippings"

the patterns of stress and intonation in a language

formation of a word by means of a suffix

attach or become attached to a stem word; "grammatical morphemes affix to the stem"

a word invented (usually unwittingly by subtracting an affix) on the assumption that a familiar word derives from it

(linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed; "thematic vowels are part of the stem"

a new word formed by joining two others and combining their meanings; "‘smog’ is a blend of ‘smoke’ and ‘fog’"; "‘motel’ is a portmanteau word m…

(historical linguistics) an explanation of the historical origins of a word or phrase

(historical linguistics) an explanation of the historical origins of a word or phrase

(historical linguistics) an explanation of the historical origins of a word or phrase

minimal meaningful language unit; it cannot be divided into smaller meaningful units

a new word formed by joining two others and combining their meanings; "‘smog’ is a blend of ‘smoke’ and ‘fog’"; "‘motel’ is a portmanteau word m…

a new word formed by joining two others and combining their meanings; "‘smog’ is a blend of ‘smoke’ and ‘fog’"; "‘motel’ is a portmanteau word m…

an affix that is added at the end of the word

an affix that is added in front of the word

(linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed; "thematic vowels are part of the stem"

(linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed; "thematic vowels are part of the stem"

(linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed; "thematic vowels are part of the stem"

(linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed; "thematic vowels are part of the stem"

an affix that is added at the end of the word

(linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed; "thematic vowels are part of the stem"

the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch); "he put the stress on the wrong syllable"

the act of mixing together; "paste made by a mix of flour and water"; "the mixing of sound channels in the recording studio"

the branch of morphology that deals with the structure of animals

the act of attaching or affixing something

a break or pause (usually for sense) in the middle of a verse line

the act of mixing together; "paste made by a mix of flour and water"; "the mixing of sound channels in the recording studio"

a flowing together

a flowing together

an act causing a disorderly combination of elements with identities lost and distinctions blended; "the confusion of tongues at the Tower of Bab…

the act of making or becoming a single unit; "the union of opposing factions"; "he looked forward to the unification of his family for the holid…

the act of combining into an integral whole; "a consolidation of two corporations"; "after their consolidation the two bills were passed unanimo…

the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch); "he put the stress on the wrong syllable"

the continuation of a syntactic unit from one line of verse into the next line without a pause

the continuation of a syntactic unit from one line of verse into the next line without a pause

the act of fusing (or melting) together

the act of combining into an integral whole; "a consolidation of two corporations"; "after their consolidation the two bills were passed unanimo…

the act of mixing together; "paste made by a mix of flour and water"; "the mixing of sound channels in the recording studio"

the act of combining one thing at intervals among other things; "the interspersion of illustrations in the text"

rise and fall of the voice pitch

the act of making or becoming a single unit; "the union of opposing factions"; "he looked forward to the unification of his family for the holid…

a flowing together

the act of mixing together; "paste made by a mix of flour and water"; "the mixing of sound channels in the recording studio"

the act of mixing together; "paste made by a mix of flour and water"; "the mixing of sound channels in the recording studio"

the act of mixing together; "paste made by a mix of flour and water"; "the mixing of sound channels in the recording studio"

rise and fall of the voice pitch

the arrangement of spoken words alternating stressed and unstressed elements; "the rhythm of Frost's poetry"

the arrangement of spoken words alternating stressed and unstressed elements; "the rhythm of Frost's poetry"

the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch); "he put the stress on the wrong syllable"

the act of tempering

the act of making or becoming a single unit; "the union of opposing factions"; "he looked forward to the unification of his family for the holid…

the act of making or becoming a single unit; "the union of opposing factions"; "he looked forward to the unification of his family for the holid…

the act of making or becoming a single unit; "the union of opposing factions"; "he looked forward to the unification of his family for the holid…

a variant phonological representation of a morpheme; "the final sounds of ‘bets’ and ‘beds’ and ‘horses’ and ‘oxen’ are allomorphs of the Englis…

a word or morpheme used in some languages in certain contexts (such as counting) to indicate the semantic class to which the counted item belongs

the end of a word (a suffix or inflectional ending or final morpheme); "I don't like words that have ‘-ism’ as an ending"

attach a morpheme into a stem word

attach a prefix to; "prefixed words"

attach a suffix to; "suffix words"

the end of a word (a suffix or inflectional ending or final morpheme); "I don't like words that have ‘-ism’ as an ending"