Definitions for combining form
com·bin·ing form

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1. combining formnoun

   a bound form used only in compounds

   "`hemato-' is a combining form in words like `hematology'"

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1. combining formnoun

   A form of a word used for combining with other words or other combining forms to make new words. A combining form may conjoin with an independent word (e.g., mini- + skirt), another combining form (e.g., photo- + -graphy) or an affix (e.g., cephal + -ic); it is thus distinguished from an affix, which can be added to either a free word or a combining form but not solely to another affix (e.g., Iceland + -ic but not pro- + -ic). It can also be distinguished historically from an affix when it is borrowed from another language in which it is descriptively a word (e.g., the French mal gave the English mal- in malodorous) or a combining form (e.g., the Greek kako-, a combining form of kakos, gave the English caco- in cacography).

2. combining formnoun

   In computer typography, the form of an accent that can be combined with other characters, as opposed to a single character that includes the accent.

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1. combining form

   Neoclassical compounds are compound words composed from combining forms (which act as affixes or stems) derived from classical Latin or ancient Greek roots. New Latin comprises many such words and is a substantial component of the technical and scientific lexicon of English and other languages, via international scientific vocabulary (ISV). For example, bio- combines with -graphy to form biography ("life" + "writing/recording").

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1. combining form

   A combining form is a specific linguistic element used in word formation that carries a distinct meaning. It is typically a word root that is partially independent and can combine with other word roots, prefixes, suffixes, or even other combining forms to create a new word. This term is particularly utilized in fields like medicine or biology to describe terms. The combining form often includes a vowel, typically "o", to facilitate easier pronunciation when connected to other word parts.

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1. • Bound Morpheme

How to pronounce combining form?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say combining form in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of combining form in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of combining form in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=combining form
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Combining_Form
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Combining_Form
4. ^ ChatGPT
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