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back-formation::noun | Spocien Dictionary
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Examples of back-formation
back-formation
For example, the singular noun asset is a back-formation from the plural assets.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Auroch is presumably a back formation where Aurochs was assumed to be a plural.
From the en.wikipedia.org
If he wants to back out of the deal before formation, he has no legal obligation.
From the miamiherald.com
Neurogenesis, the formation of new neurons, was kicked back on in the old brains.
From the eveloce.scienceblog.com
Shotgun formation, plunge into the middle, a yard gained and back to the sideline.
From the news-journalonline.com
That promotes the formation of clouds, which reflect sunlight back into space.
From the economist.com
This led to the original system being called, by back-formation, classful routing.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Metonymy has never appeared in my database but its back-formation METONYM has.
From the wordplay.blogs.nytimes.com
The formation of the village as known today goes back to about seven hundred years.
From the en.wikipedia.org
