word formation

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word formation

noun word formations · word-formation

countable, uncountable The formation of new words by the processes of derivation and composition.

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noun formation of new words

中文	造詞法 /造词法 zàocífǎ
Deutsch	Wortbildung
Ελληνικά	σχηματισμός λέξεων schimatismós léxeon
Română	formare de cuvinte, formarea cuvintelor
Русский	словообразова́ние slovoobrazovánije

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@misc{word_formation_2026,
  title = {word formation},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/word%20formation},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}