para-synthesis

noun Grammar.

the formation of a word by the addition of a derivational suffix to a phrase or compound, as of greathearted, which is great heart plus -ed.

the formation of a word by the addition of both a prefix and a derivational suffix to a word or stem, as demoralize.

Origin:
1860–65; para-¹ + synthesis

Related forms

par·a·syn·thet·ic

[par-uh-sin-thet-ik] , adjective

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parasynthesis (ˌpærəˈsɪnθɪsɪs)

—n
	formation of words by means of compounding a phrase and adding an affix, as for example light-headed, which is light + head with the affix -ed

parasynthetic

—*adj*

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