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word formation collapse

morpheme collapse: minimal meaningful language unit; it cannot be divided into smaller meaningful units

qualifier collapse: a contestant who meets certain requirements and so qualifies to take part in the next stage of competition; "the tournament was won by a late qualifier"

paradigm collapse: the generally accepted perspective of a particular discipline at a given time; "he framed the problem within the psychoanalytic paradigm"; systematic arrangement of all the inflected forms of a word

modifier collapse: a gene that modifies the effect produced by another gene; a content word that qualifies the meaning of a noun or verb; a moderator who makes less extreme or uncompromising

affixation collapse: formation of a word by means of an affix; the result of adding an affix to a root word

dissection collapse: cutting so as to separate into pieces; detailed critical analysis or examination one part at a time (as of a literary work); a minute and critical analysis

syntax collapse: the grammatical arrangement of words in sentences; studies of the rules for forming admissible sentences; a systematic orderly arrangement

morphology collapse: the branch of biology that deals with the structure of animals and plants; the branch of geology that studies the characteristics and configuration and evolution of rocks and land forms; the admissible arrangement of sounds in words; studies of the rules for forming admissible words

syntactics collapse

segmentation collapse

formative collapse: minimal language unit that has a syntactic (or morphological) function; forming or capable of forming or molding or fashioning; "a formative influence"; "a formative experience"; capable of forming new cells and tissues; "a formative zone in developing bone"; susceptible to alteration by development and experience; "formative years"

inflection collapse: deviation from a straight or normal course; a change in the form of a word (usually by adding a suffix) to indicate a change in its grammatical function

affix collapse: a linguistic element added to a word to produce an inflected or derived form; attach or become attached to a stem word; "grammatical morphemes affix to the stem"; attach to; "affix the seal here"

filler collapse: the tobacco used to form the core of a cigar; copy to fill space between more important articles in the layout of a magazine or newspaper; 100 filler equal 1 forint in Hungary; used for filling cracks or holes in a surface

suffix collapse: an affix that is added at the end of the word; attach a suffix to; "suffix words"

predicate collapse: one of the two main constituents of a sentence; the predicate contains the verb and its complements; (logic) what is predicated of the subject of a proposition; the second term in a proposition is predicated of the first term by means of the copula; "`Socrates is a man' predicates manhood of Socrates"; affirm or declare as an attribute or quality of; "The speech predicated the fitness of the candidate to be President"; make the (grammatical) predicate in a proposition; "The predicate `dog' is predicated of the subject `Fido' in the sentence `Fido is a dog'"

psychoanalysis collapse: a set of techniques for exploring underlying motives and a method of treating various mental disorders; based on the theories of Sigmund Freud; "his physician recommended psychoanalysis"

infix collapse: an affix that is inserted inside the word; attach a morpheme into a stem word

prefix collapse: an affix that is added in front of the word; attach a prefix to; "prefixed words"

attribute collapse: an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of an entity

declension collapse: a class of nouns or pronouns or adjectives in Indo-European languages having the same (or very similar) inflectional forms; "the first declension in Latin"; the inflection of nouns and pronouns and adjectives in Indo-European languages

parsing collapse

slot collapse: a small slit (as for inserting a coin or depositing mail); "he put a quarter in the slot"; a slot machine that is used for gambling; "they spend hours and hours just playing the slots"; (computer) a socket in a microcomputer that will accept a plug-in circuit board; "the PC had three slots for additional memory"; a position in a grammatical linguistic construction in which a variety of alternative units are interchangeable; "he developed a version of slot grammar"; the trail of an animal (especially a deer); "he followed the deer's slot over the soft turf to the edge of the trees"; a position in a hierarchy or organization; "Bob Dylan occupied the top slot for several weeks"; "she beat some tough competition for the number one slot"; assign a time slot; "slot a television programs"

radio control collapse

conjugation collapse: a class of verbs having the same inflectional forms; the complete set of inflected forms of a verb; the inflection of verbs

rap session collapse: conversation in a situation where feelings can be expressed and criticized or supported

trigonometry collapse: the mathematics of triangles and trigonometric functions

arithmetic collapse: the branch of pure mathematics dealing with the theory of numerical calculations

theme collapse: a unifying idea that is a recurrent element in a literary or artistic work; "it was the usual `boy gets girl' theme"; (music) melodic subject of a musical composition; "the theme is announced in the first measures"; "the accompanist picked up the idea and elaborated it"; provide with a particular theme or motive; "the restaurant often themes its menus"

bionics collapse: application of biological principals to the study and design of engineering systems (especially electronic systems)

cybernetics collapse: (biology) the field of science concerned with processes of communication and control (especially the comparison of these processes in biological and artificial systems)

derivation collapse: the act of deriving something or obtaining something from a source or origin; drawing off water from its main channel as for irrigation; drawing of fluid or inflammation away from a diseased part of the body; a line of reasoning that shows how a conclusion follows logically from accepted propositions; the source or origin from which something derives (i.e. comes or issues); "he prefers shoes of Italian derivation"; "music of Turkish derivation"; (descriptive linguistics) the process whereby new words are formed from existing words or bases by affixation: `singer' from `sing'; `undo' from `do'

mathematics collapse: a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement

glossematics collapse

information theory collapse: (computer science) a statistical theory dealing with the limits and efficiency of information processing

fixings collapse: the accessories that normally accompany (something or some activity); "an elaborate formal dinner with all the fixings"; "he bought a Christmas tree and trimmings to decorate it"

function collapse: the actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group; "the function of a teacher"; "the government must do its part"; "play its role"; what something is used for; "the function of an auger is to bore holes"; "ballet is beautiful but what use is it?"; a formal or official social gathering or ceremony; "it was a black-tie function"; a relation such that one thing is dependent on another; "height is a function of age"; "price is a function of supply and demand"; a mathematical relation such that each element of one set is associated with at least one element of another set; perform as expected when applied; "The washing machine won't go unless it's plugged in"; "Does this old car still run well?"; "This old radio doesn't work anymore"

breakdown collapse: an analysis into mutually exclusive categories; a cessation of normal operation; "there was a power breakdown"; a mental or physical breakdown

part and parcel collapse

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