parasynthetic

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Being a compound word formed by parasynthesis, i.e. by adding several affixes simultaneously, without “intermediate” forms.

Word forms

parasynthetic

Etymology

From Ancient Greek παρασύνθετος (parasúnthetos) + -ic, from παρά (pará, “beside”) + σύνθετος (súnthetos, “compound, composite”).

Derived words

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