backform
backform is the alternative form of back-form.
Meaning of back-form
Noun
back-form (plural back-forms)
- A back-formation; a word formed by removing a perceived morpheme from an older word.
Forms of backform
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | backforms |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | backforms |
| present participle | backforming |
| past participle | backformed |
| past | backformed |
Origin of backform
A back-formation from backformation. By surface analysis, back- + form.
From back- + form.
Questions about backform
- What is backform the alternative form of?
- Backform is the alternative form of back-form.
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