parasynthesis

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Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek παρασύνθεσις.

Noun

parasynthesis

1. (grammar) The formation of words by a combination of compounding and adding an affix, as in brown-eyed.
2. (grammar) The formation of words in which the prefixing and the suffixing are involved simultaneously, as in multifaceted.

Translations

• French: parasynthèse
• German: Dekompositum, Parasynthetum
• Italian: parasintesi
• Portuguese: parassíntese
• Spanish: parasíntesis

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