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parasynthesis

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
parasyn-the-sis
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The formation of words by a combination of compounding and adding an affix, as in brown-eyed.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The formation of words in which the prefixing and the suffixing are involved simultaneously, as in multifaceted.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek παρασύνθεσις (parasúnthesis).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: παρασύνθεσις

Usage

Inflected Forms

parasyntheses (plural)

Derived Forms

parasynthetic

Questions

What does parasynthesis mean?
The formation of words by a combination of compounding and adding an affix, as in brown-eyed.
Where does parasynthesis come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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