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…
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the act of blending components together thoroughly
Used in the same subject area: Spelling and grammar, Word formation.the act of blending components together thoroughly
Used in the same subject area: Spelling and grammar, Word formation.an excerpt cut from a newspaper or magazine; "he searched through piles of letters and clippings"
Used in the same subject area: Spelling and grammar, Word formation.the act of combining things to form a new whole
Used in the same subject area: Spelling and grammar, Word formation.the act of combining things to form a new whole
Used in the same subject area: Spelling and grammar, Word formation.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: Spelling and grammar, Word formation.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: Spelling and grammar, Word formation.the act of combining things to form a new whole
Used in the same subject area: Spelling and grammar, Word formation.interchange of subject and predicate of a proposition
Used in the same subject area: Spelling and grammar, Word formation.an excerpt cut from a newspaper or magazine; "he searched through piles of letters and clippings"
Used in the same subject area: Spelling and grammar, Word formation.the source or origin from which something derives (i.e. comes or issues); "he prefers shoes of Italian derivation"; "music of Turkish…
Used in the same subject area: Spelling and grammar, Word formation.characterized by inflections indicating a semantic relation between a word and its base; "the morphological relation between ‘sing’ an…
Used in the same subject area: Spelling and grammar, Word formation.the patterns of stress and intonation in a language
Used in the same subject area: Spelling and grammar, Word formation.characterized by inflections indicating grammatical distinctions; "inflectional morphology is used to indicate number and case and ten…
Used in the same subject area: Spelling and grammar, 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…
Used in the same subject area: Spelling and grammar, Word formation.relating to or concerned with the formation of admissible words in a language
Used in the same subject area: Spelling and grammar, Word formation.relating to or concerned with the formation of admissible words in a language
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A, as a prefix to English words, is derived from various sources. (1) It frequently signifies on or in (from an, a forms of AS. on), d…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: formation, prefix.A prefix in many words of Latin origin. It signifies from, away , separating, or departure, as in abduct, abstract, abscond. See A-(6).
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: formation, prefix.As a prefix ad- assumes the forms ac-, af-, ag-, al-, an-, ap-, ar-, as-, at-, assimilating the d with the first letter of the word to…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: formation, prefix.The act of adjusting to a line; arrangement in a line or lines; the state of being so adjusted; a formation in a straight line; also,…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: formation, prefix.A prefix meaning about, around; -- used in words derived from the Latin.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: formation, prefix.A prefix in words of Greek origin, signifying both, of both kinds, on both sides, about, around.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: formation, prefix.A prefix in words from the Greek, denoting up, upward, throughout, backward, back, again, anew.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: formation, prefix.A prefix of one or two unaccented syllables to a verse properly beginning with an accented syllable.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: formation, prefix.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: formation, prefix.See Anti-, prefix.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: formation, prefix.A Latin preposition and prefix; akin to Gr. 'anti`, Skr. anti, Goth. and-, anda- (only in comp.), AS. and-, ond-, (only in comp.: cf.…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: formation, prefix.A prefix meaning against, opposite or opposed to, contrary, or in place of; -- used in composition in many English words. It is often…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: formation, prefix.A prefix from a Greek preposition. It usually signifies from, away from, off, or asunder, separate; as, in apocope (a cutting off), ap…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: formation, prefix.A prefix signifying chief, as in archbuilder, archfiend.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: formation, prefix.A prefix signifying chief, arch; as, architect, archiepiscopal. In Biol. and Anat. it usually means primitive, original, ancestral; as…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: formation, prefix.A prefix, originally the same word as by;
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: formation, prefix.A euphonic form of the prefix Bi-.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: formation, prefix.
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