what does combining form mean?
COMBINING FORM as NOUN
- Meaning
- a bound form used only in compounds
Usage Example(s)
- `hemato-” is a combining form in words like `hematology”
Hypernyms(s) combining form is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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