Libfix
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 An affix that has been extracted from an existing word.
"The word ‘preneur’ is considered as a neologism or a libfix, identifying people that exercise particular economic activities, such as: (1) a mompreneur […]"
Example
More examples"The word ‘preneur’ is considered as a neologism or a libfix, identifying people that exercise particular economic activities, such as: (1) a mompreneur […]"
Etymology
Coined by American linguist Arnold Zwicky from lib(erated) + -fix.
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