Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fractomorpheme

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: frac-to-mor-pheme
IPA

28

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A productive morpheme (one which readily forms new words) which originates as a shortened form of another word.

Example Sentences

"In sum, "pussy blends" are more likely to fall into the category of secreted affixation, in which case -ussy would have become, however ephemerally, a fractomorpheme (cf. Watergate > -gate)."

Etymology

Borrowed from French fractomorphème, itself coined by French linguist Jean Tournier. By surface analysis, fracto- + morpheme.

Inflected Forms

fractomorphemes (plural)

Questions

What does fractomorpheme mean?: A productive morpheme (one which readily forms new words) which originates as a shortened form of another word.
Where does fractomorpheme come from?: Borrowed from French fractomorphème, itself coined by French linguist Jean Tournier. By surface analysis, fracto- + morpheme.

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