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formative element

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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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Origin of formative element

First recorded in 1870–75

Words nearby formative element

formation, formation dance, formation rules, formative, formative assessment, formative element, formboard, Formby, form class, form criticism, form drag
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How to use formative element in a sentence

  • There remains still one highly important thing to be considered as a formative element of the Japanese spirit.

    The Japanese Spirit|Yoshisaburo Okakura

  • It is the formative element in the karma as it has taken shape in bodily existence.

    The Gospel of Buddha|Paul Carus

  • Humanism again comes forward as an important literary formative element.

    John Lyly|John Dover Wilson
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