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back-forming

back-forming is the present participle and gerund of back-form.

Meaning of back-form

Verb

back-form (third-person singular simple present back-forms, present participle back-forming, simple past and past participle back-formed)

  1. (transitive) To form a word by a back-formation process.

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Questions about back-forming

What is back-forming the present participle and gerund of?
Back-forming is the present participle and gerund of back-form.

Words near back-forming in the dictionary

  1. back-fills
  2. back-form
  3. back-formation
  4. back-formations
  5. back-formed
  6. back-forming
  7. back-forms
  8. back-friend
  9. back-friends
  10. back-ganging
  11. back-hand

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