| 释义 |
back-formation
\| ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷\ noun
1. : a word formed by subtraction of a real or supposed affix (as a suffix) from an already existing longer word (as buttle from butler, the final -er being taken as the suffix found in such words as maker or player, or as pea from pease, the final -se \z\ being taken as a plural ending)
2. : the formation of a back-formation |