Archaism, A word that is no longer in use, Derivation, Creating a new word by adding a prefix or suffix to an existing word, Coinage, The invention of a completely new word, Neologism, A newly created word or expression, Eponym, A word derived from the name of a person or inventor, Root (Stem), The basic part of a word to which prefixes and suffixes are added, Conversion, Changing a word into a different word class without altering its form, Telescoping, Shortening a word or phrase by contracting parts of it, Compounding, Forming a new word by joining two or more complete words, Blending, Forming a new word by combining parts of two words, Clipping, Shortening a longer word while keeping its meaning, Coalescence, The merging of sounds in speech through pronunciation changes, Backformation, Creating a new word by removing part of an existing word, often changing its word class, Reduplication, Forming a word or phrase by repeating or slightly altering sounds, Borrowing, Adopting words from another language

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