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| back-for·ma·tion (plural back-for·ma·tions) |
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1. process of word formation: a process of word formation in which a new word is coined by removing a real or imagined affix from an existing word
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2. new word formed by affix removal: a word formed by back-formation, e.g. "greed" from "greedy," or "televise" from "television"
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