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
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. 2012