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Definition of: back formation

Ling.
1. The creation, by analogy, of one word from another in cases where the original word would seem to be the derivative, as in the derivation of emote from emotion.
2. A word so formed.

Most often used phrases:

back formation derived
back formation reassessed
set back formation
single back formation

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Phrases starting with the letter: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

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