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noun incorporation
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noun Linguistics.
a process in word formation by which a compound is created by affixing or infixing a noun to a verb, as in baby-sit,house-hunt, and sleep-walk.
this process resulting in a complex verb, as in the Mohawk and Inuit languages.
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āWasā is used for the indicative past tense of āto be,ā and āwereā is only used for the subjunctive past tense.
Words nearby noun incorporation
noumenal, noumenon, noun, noun adjunct, noun clause, noun incorporation, noun phrase, nounself pronoun, nourice, nourish, nourishing
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