a linguistic element added to a word to produce an inflected or derived form
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a bound form used only in compounds; "‘hemato-’ is a combining form in words like ‘hematology’"
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a variant phonological representation of a morpheme; "the final sounds of ‘bets’ and ‘beds’ and ‘horses’ and ‘oxen’ are allomorphs of…
Used in the same subject area: Word origins, Linguistics, Roots and affixes, Morphology.(linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed; "thematic vowels are part of the stem"
Used in the same subject area: Word origins, Linguistics, Roots and affixes, Greek and Latin origins, Morphology.a morpheme that occurs only as part of a larger construction; e.g. an ‘-s’ at the end of plural nouns
Used in the same subject area: Word origins, Linguistics, Roots and affixes, Morphology.a morpheme that occurs only as part of a larger construction; e.g. an ‘-s’ at the end of plural nouns
Used in the same subject area: Word origins, Linguistics, Roots and affixes, Morphology.a word or morpheme used in some languages in certain contexts (such as counting) to indicate the semantic class to which the counted i…
Used in the same subject area: Word origins, Linguistics, Roots and affixes, Morphology.a word (as anthropology, kilocycle, builder) consisting of any of various combinations of words, combining forms, or affixes.; "Also c…
Used in the same subject area: Word origins, Linguistics, Roots and affixes, Morphology.a word (as anthropology, kilocycle, builder) consisting of any of various combinations of words, combining forms, or affixes.; "Also c…
Used in the same subject area: Word origins, Linguistics, Roots and affixes, Morphology.the end of a word (a suffix or inflectional ending or final morpheme); "I don't like words that have ‘-ism’ as an ending"
Used in the same subject area: Word origins, Linguistics, Roots and affixes, Morphology.a morpheme that can occur alone
Used in the same subject area: Word origins, Linguistics, Roots and affixes, Morphology.a morpheme that can occur alone
Used in the same subject area: Word origins, Linguistics, Roots and affixes, Morphology.an affix that is inserted inside the word
Used in the same subject area: Word origins, Linguistics, Roots and affixes, Morphology.minimal meaningful language unit; it cannot be divided into smaller meaningful units
Used in the same subject area: Word origins, Linguistics, Roots and affixes, Morphology.an affix that is added at the end of the word
Used in the same subject area: Word origins, Linguistics, Roots and affixes, Morphology.an affix that is added in front of the word
Used in the same subject area: Word origins, Linguistics, Roots and affixes, Morphology.(linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed; "thematic vowels are part of the stem"
Used in the same subject area: Word origins, Linguistics, Roots and affixes, Greek and Latin origins, Morphology.(linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed; "thematic vowels are part of the stem"
Used in the same subject area: Word origins, Linguistics, Roots and affixes, Greek and Latin origins, Morphology.(linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed; "thematic vowels are part of the stem"
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One of a class of compounds, generally but not always distinguished by their sour taste, solubility in water, and reddening of vegetab…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: bound, compounds, hemato, combining, words.A word or words added to quality or amplify the force of other words; as, the History of the American Revolution, where the words in i…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: bound, compounds, hemato, combining, words.A prefix, or combining form, in numerous compounds, usually relating to seed or blood vessels, or to something contained in, or covere…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: bound, compounds, hemato, combining, words.One who is bound by indentures or by legal agreement to serve a mechanic, or other person, for a certain time, with a view to learn th…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: bound, compounds, hemato, combining, words.a new word formed by joining two others and combining their meanings; "‘smog’ is a blend of ‘smoke’ and ‘fog’"; "‘motel’ is a portmant…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: bound, compounds, hemato, combining, words.A collection of sheets of paper, or similar material, blank, written, or printed, bound together; commonly, many folded and bound shee…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: bound, compounds, hemato, combining, words.headed or intending to head in a certain direction; often used as a combining form as in ‘college-bound students’; "children bound for…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: bound, compounds, hemato, combining, words.See Bound bailiff, under Bound, a.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: bound, compounds, hemato, combining, words.A limit; a bound; a goal; the extreme bound; the end.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: bound, compounds, hemato, combining, words.in all plants and animals: a series of enzymatic reactions in mitochondria involving oxidative metabolism of acetyl compounds to produ…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: bound, compounds, hemato, combining, words.A colorless, inflammable, poisonous gas, C2N2, with a peach-blossom odor, so called from its tendency to form blue compounds; obtained…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: bound, compounds, hemato, combining, words.headed or intending to head in a certain direction; often used as a combining form as in ‘college-bound students’; "children bound for…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: bound, compounds, hemato, combining, words.A combining form (also used adjectively), meaning pertaining to, or derived from, a series of compounds containing a radical of two ni…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: bound, compounds, hemato, combining, words.
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