ODLT
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The Online Dictionary of Language Terminology
amalgamation
Definition -
The process of creating
amalgams
, i.e.,
blends
that contain
roots
from multiple languages.
Example -
The word
television
is an amalgam of the Greek root
tele
, far off, and the Latin
visionem
, act of seeing.
see:
amalgam
|
blend
|
hybrid
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