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Definition word formation in American English

word formation noun

[uncountable] noun
/ˈwɜrd fɔrˌmeɪʃ(ə)n/
1

the process by which new words are formed out of all or parts of existing ones

Example

Another highly productive word formation process is conversion, which is the term used to describe a word class change without any morphological marking.

Definition word formation in American English