BACK-FORMATION


Meaning of BACK-FORMATION in English

Function: noun

Date: 1889

1 : a word formed by subtraction of a real or supposed affix from an already existing longer word (as burgle from burglar )

2 : the formation of back-formations

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary.      Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка.