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back-formation

/ˈbæk fɔːˌmeɪ.ʃən/

Traduction: Nom désignant un mot créé en retirant un affixe réel ou supposé d'un mot existant, souvent sur la base d'une hypothèse erronée selon laquelle le mot existant en dériverait.

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noun

C1formalcommon/ˈbæk fɔːˌmeɪ.ʃən/

A noun referring to a word that is formed by removing a real or supposed affix from an existing word, often based on the mistaken assumption that the existing word is derived from it.

  • 🇫🇷Nom désignant un mot créé en retirant un affixe réel ou supposé d'un mot existant, souvent sur la base d'une hypothèse erronée selon laquelle le mot existant en dériverait.
  1. Word formation process C1 formal

    A word formed by removing a real or supposed affix from an existing word, often based on a mistaken assumption about the original word's derivation.

    • The verb 'edit' is a back-formation from 'editor'.
    • 'Laze' is a back-formation from 'lazy'.
    • 'Burgle' is a back-formation from 'burglar'.

    🇫🇷rétroformation

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  • back-formations' possessive plural form
  • back-formation's possessive singular form