formative element

noun Grammar.

a morpheme that serves as an affix, not as a base, or root, in word formation.

any noninflectional morpheme, whether base or affix.

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Nearby words

formation, formation dance, formation rules, formative, formative assessment, formative element, formboard, formby, forme, forme fruste, former

Origin of formative element

First recorded in 1870–75

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