Canadian English Meaning of back-formation
Back-formation
Other Canadian English words related to Back-formation
No Synonyms and anytonyms found
Nearest Words of back-formation
- backfriend => lumbar support
- backgammon => backgammon
- backgammon board => Backgammon board
- back-geared => back-geared
- background => Background
- background knowledge => background knowledge
- background level => background level
- background noise => Background noise
- background processing => background processing
- background radiation => background radiation
Definitions and Meaning of back-formation in English
back-formation (n)
a word invented (usually unwittingly by subtracting an affix) on the assumption that a familiar word derives from it
FAQs About the word back-formation
Back-formation
a word invented (usually unwittingly by subtracting an affix) on the assumption that a familiar word derives from it
No synonyms found.
No antonyms found.
backflowing => backflow, backflow => backflow, back-fire => Backfire, backfire => backfire, backfield => Backfield,
