English noun: combining form |
1. | combining form (communication) a bound form used only in compounds |
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| Samples | `hemato-' is a combining form in words like `hematology'.
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| Broader (hypernym) | bound form, bound morpheme |
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| Domain usage members | badly, bedded, billed, boned, columned, decker, filled, footer, friendly, full, fully, good, hipped, ill, in-chief, maxi, midi, miler, minded, mini, neo, odd, ply, poorly, pounder, proto, pseudo, radio, regent, roofed, scented, seeded, size, smitten, storeyed, storied, stricken, struck, throated, tipped, to the full, unfriendly, valued, visaged, volumed, well, yarder |
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