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re-etymologization

re-etymologization noun: modification of a word's phonological form in accordance with a reanalysis.

Noun

re-etymologization (countable and uncountable, plural re-etymologizations)

  1. Modification of a word's phonological form in accordance with a reanalysis.

Forms of re-etymologization

pluralre-etymologizations
alternative formreetymologization

Origin of re-etymologization

From re- + etymologization.

Questions about re-etymologization

What does re-etymologization mean?
Re-etymologization means modification of a word's phonological form in accordance with a reanalysis.
What part of speech is re-etymologization?
Re-etymologization is a noun.
What is the plural of re-etymologization?
The plural of re-etymologization is re-etymologizations.

Words near re-etymologization in the dictionary

  1. re-estimate
  2. re-estimation
  3. re-estimations
  4. re-ethnisation
  5. re-ethnization
  6. re-etymologization
  7. re-etymologizations
  8. re-etymologize
  9. re-etymologized
  10. re-etymologizes
  11. re-etymologizing

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