— parasynthetic /par'euh sin thet"ik/ , adj.
/par'euh sin"theuh sis/ , n. Gram.
1. the formation of a word by the addition of a derivational suffix to a phrase or compound, as of greathearted, which is great heart plus -ed.
2. the formation of a word by the addition of both a prefix and a derivational suffix to a word or stem, as demoralize.
[ 1860-65; PARA- 1 + SYNTHESIS ]