BACK-FORMATION


Meaning of BACK-FORMATION in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ 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's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.