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back-for·ma·tion
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back-formationnoun
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back-form
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back-formationnoun
a word invented (usually unwittingly by subtracting an affix) on the assumption that a familiar word derives from it
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- RückbildungGerman
- αναδρομικός σχηματισμόςGreek
- takaperoisjohto, takaperoisjohdosFinnish
- dérivation régressive, rétroformation, dérivation inverseFrench
- גזירה לאחורHebrew
- elvonásHungarian
- 逆成Japanese
- tilbakedanningNorwegian
- derywacja wstecznaPolish
- derivação regressivaPortuguese
- обра́тное словообразова́ниеRussian
- omvänd ordbildningSwedish
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