Definitions from Wiktionary (back-formation)
▸ noun: (uncountable, linguistics) The process by which a new word is formed from an older word by interpreting the former as a derivative of the latter, often by removing a morpheme (real or perceived) from the older word, such as the verb burgle, formed by removing -ar (perceived as an agent-noun suffix) from burglar.
▸ noun: (countable) A word created in this way.
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▸ noun: (uncountable, linguistics) The process by which a new word is formed from an older word by interpreting the former as a derivative of the latter, often by removing a morpheme (real or perceived) from the older word, such as the verb burgle, formed by removing -ar (perceived as an agent-noun suffix) from burglar.
▸ noun: (countable) A word created in this way.
Similar:
back-form,
derivation,
conversion,
reborrowing,
back-engineering,
backtranslation,
re-etymologization,
back-translation,
rebracketing,
univerbation,
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▸ Words similar to back-formation
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▸ Wikipedia articles (New!)
▸ Popular adjectives describing back-formation
▸ Words that often appear near back-formation
▸ Rhymes of back-formation
▸ Invented words related to back-formation