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word formation

word formation noun: the formation of new words by the processes of derivation and composition.

Noun

word formation (countable and uncountable, plural word formations)

  1. The formation of new words by the processes of derivation and composition.

word formation meaning in Tamil

word formation in Tamil

சொல்லாக்கம்

Forms of word formation

pluralword formations
alternative formword-formation

Words formed from word formation

Questions about word formation

What does word formation mean?
Word formation means the formation of new words by the processes of derivation and composition.
What is word formation in Tamil?
Word formation in Tamil is சொல்லாக்கம். See Word formation meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is word formation?
Word formation is a noun.
What is the plural of word formation?
The plural of word formation is word formations.

Words near word formation in the dictionary

  1. word families
  2. word family
  3. word finder
  4. word for word
  5. word form
  6. word formation
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  8. word forms
  9. word game
  10. word games
  11. word gets around

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Adapted from Wiktionary: word formation (page history and authors); word formation (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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