Libfix
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libfix-227-2657006
title:
Libfix
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In linguistics, a libfix is a productive bound morpheme affix created by rebracketing and back-formation, often a generalization of a component of a blended or portmanteau word. For example, walkathon was coined in 1932 as a blend of walk and marathon, and soon thereafter the -athon part was reinterpreted as a libfix meaning "event or activity lasting a long time or involving a great deal of something". Words formed with this suffix include talkathon, telethon, hackathon, and so on. Affixes whos
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Type of affix
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Libfix
date created:
2020-12-09T23:20:54Z
date modified:
2024-09-15T04:08:37Z
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