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Compounding conversation (image Mailman, Definition: form a word out of…
Compounding
Mailman
Definition: form a word out of two or more root morphemes.
Fireplug
Cupcake
Acronyms
Definition: is a type of abbreviation, which are new words formed from the initial letters of a set of words. They are pronounced as new single words
Blending
Emoticon (Emotion + Icon)
Definition:is typically accomplished by combining the initial part of one word and the last part of another word
Brunch (breakfast + Lunch)
Interpol (International + Police)
Clipping
Definition: When a word of more than one syllable is reduced to a shorter form, the process is called clipping.
Ad (advertisement)
Gas (Gasoline)
Flu (Influeza)
Borrowing
Kindergarden Iceberg Pretzel Hamburger
Violin Spaguetti Macaroni Opera
Karaoke tsunami Karate Origami
Definition:is one of the most common sources of new words in English. The words formed by borrowing of words from other languages are called loanwords. Over 80% of the English words are loanwords, and they are from over 120 languages.
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