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parasynthetic

parasynthetic adjective: being a compound word formed by parasynthesis, i.e. by adding several affixes simultaneously, without “intermediate” forms.

Adjective

parasynthetic (not comparable)

  1. Being a compound word formed by parasynthesis, i.e. by adding several affixes simultaneously, without “intermediate” forms.

Origin of parasynthetic

From Ancient Greek παρασύνθετος (parasúnthetos) + -ic, from παρά (pará, “beside”) + σύνθετος (súnthetos, “compound, composite”).

Words formed from parasynthetic

Questions about parasynthetic

What does parasynthetic mean?
Parasynthetic means being a compound word formed by parasynthesis, i.e. by adding several affixes simultaneously, without “intermediate” forms.
What part of speech is parasynthetic?
Parasynthetic is an adjective.

Words near parasynthetic in the dictionary

  1. parasynonyms
  2. parasynonymy
  3. parasyntheses
  4. parasynthesis
  5. parasyntheta
  6. parasynthetic
  7. parasynthetically
  8. parasyntheton
  9. parasyphilis
  10. parasyphilitic
  11. parasystole

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