a form of a word that has its own meaning but is used only in combination with other words to make new words, for example -footed in ‘a four-footed animal’
Synonyms and related words
Types and forms of word, clause or sentence
accusative
adjunct
allomorph
combining form
noun countable linguistics
US /kəmˈbaɪnɪŋ ˌfɔrm/
Word Forms
singular
combining form
plural
combining forms
DEFINITIONS1
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a form of a word that has its own meaning but is used only in combination with other words to make new words, for example -footed in “a four-footed animal”