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(Michael S) #1
Morphology and Word Formation

Prefixes
Class/category changing


a-blaze Adj < V
be-calm V < Adj
be-friend V < N
en-tomb V < N


Class maintaining


Nouns
arch-monetarist
mal-nutrition
micro-dot
mini-dress
step-father


Verbs
de-escalate


Adjectives
a-typical
cis-lunar
extra-sensory


Noun or Verb
fore-ground
bacl-ground
mis-fortune
mis-lead
re-arrangement


Noun or Adjective
ex-President
ex-orbital
in-definite
mid-morning
mid-Victorian


Verb or Adjective

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