The general ability of words to combine with each other according to semantic and grammatical rules is called:, collocability, combinabillity, valency, lexicalization , A combination of words whose meaning cannot be deduced from the individual words is called:, free word-group, idiom, phraseological combination, collocation, The expression “kick the bucket” is an example of:, Phraseological fusion, Phraseological unity, free word-group , Phraseological collocation , A phrase that is mechanically repeated and loses its originality is called:, idiom, collocation , proverb, cliche, The expression “break the ice” is an example of:, Phraseological fusion, Phraseological unity, Phraseological combination, A short, memorable expression with wisdom or morals passed through generations is called:, collocation, cliche, proverb, idiom, Words of the same part of speech but with opposite meanings are called:, synonyms, antonyms, homonyms, hyponyms, Words used to replace unpleasant or offensive terms are called:, euphemism, neologisms, occasionalisms, synonyms , A newly coined word, often arising from technology or culture, is a:, euphemism , neologism, Occasionalism, idiom, NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organisation) is an example of an:, initialism, clipping , acronym, back-formation, Words that imitate natural sounds, such as “bang” or “buzz,” are formed by:, blending, reduplication, onomatopoeia , back-formation, “e.g.” and “i.e.” are examples of:, Latin abbreviations , graphic abbreviations .

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