Etymology

fractomorpheme

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Today it means: A productive morpheme (one which readily forms new words) which originates as a shortened form of another word. Full definition →

French fractomorphème
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  1. French · borrowed fromfractomorphème
  2. English todayfractomorpheme

Borrowed from French fractomorphème, itself coined by French linguist Jean Tournier. By surface analysis, fracto- + morpheme.

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