Meanings
nounbound form (plural bound forms)
plural bound forms
- human sciencesa unit of language that can only be used as part of a word, not as a word on its own (such as the English suffix -ly).
Synonyms: bound morpheme
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna unit of language that can only be used as part of a word, not as a word on its own (such as the English suffix -ly).
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nouna morpheme that occurs only as part of a larger construction; e.g. an ‘-s’ at the end of plural nouns
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Translations
Chinese Mandarin 黏附形式
- 黏附形式 (niánfù xíngshì)bound form
Finnish sidonnainen morfeemi
- sidonnainen morfeemibound form
Russian свя́занная фо́рма
- свя́занная фо́рма (svjázannaja fórma)bound form
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APA
bound form. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bound%20form
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“bound form.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bound%20form. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bound form,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bound%20form.
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