formative element

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Definitions of formative element words

noun formative element a morpheme that serves as an affix, not as a base, or root, in word formation. 1
noun formative element any noninflectional morpheme, whether base or affix. 1

before 1870

One of the 26% newest English words

First recorded in 1870-75

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 3% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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