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22:12 Aug 19, 2011 |
Romanian to English translations [PRO] Art/Literary - Linguistics | |||||||
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4 | combining form |
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combining form Explanation: My Chambers dictionary also gives "combining element", but "combining form" is a more usual term. You could perhaps put "(neo)classical" in front of it if you want to stress the Latin/Greek aspect, but I don't think that's really necessary. Words formed from them are called "Classical compounds", but the "elemente" themselves are "combining forms". combining form n. A modified form of an independent word that occurs only in combination with words, affixes, or other combining forms to form compounds or derivatives, as electro- (from electric) in electromagnet or geo- (from Greek ge-, from g "earth") in geochemistry. http://www.thefreedictionary.com/combining form Combining form In the linguistics of word formation, a combining form (also neoclassical element) is a bound base designed to combine with another combining form or a free word. For example, bio- combines with -graphy to form biography. Words with combining forms are variously called combining form compounds, neoclassical compounds, and classical compounds. http://ged.insead.fr/definitions/Combining Form?cx=partner-p... See also: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Classical_compound |
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