univerbation

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

The diachronic process of forming a new single word from a fixed expression of several words.
A new word formed by this process.

/ˌjuːnɪvɜː(ɹ)ˈbeɪʃən/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-univerbation.wav LL-Q1860 (eng)-Lolmaster44-univerbation.wav /ˌjynɪvɜˈbeʃən/

univerbation univerbations

Probably from French univerbation, from uni- (“uni-”) + Latin verbum (“word”) + French -ation (“-ation”).

monophrasis word-amalgamation monolexis monolexia

grammaticalization portmanteau compound word

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