combinative

Meanings

• Adjective, Noun

  A word or phrase that combines the meanings or functions of two or more words.

  - "The combinative word 'weekend' combines the meanings of 'week' and 'end'."
  - "The combinative phrase 'firefly' combines the meanings of 'fire' and 'fly'."

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Variants

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combinative

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Etymology

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From the Latin word 'combinare', meaning 'to put together'.

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Trivia

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1. The longest combinative word in the English language is 'pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis', which means 'a lung disease caused by inhaling very fine silica particles'.

2. The word 'combinative' itself is a combinative word, derived from the Latin word 'combinare'.

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Related Concepts

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1. Compound words: Compound words are similar to combinative words, but they consist of two or more separate words that are written as a single word (e.g., 'firefly', 'blackboard', 'keyboard').

2. Derivational morphology: Derivational morphology is the study of how words are formed from other words through the addition of affixes or other morphological processes. Combinative words can be seen as a type of derivational morphology, where two or more words are combined to create a new word.

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Culture

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The use of combinative words and phrases can be found in various aspects of language and literature. For instance, in poetry, poets often use combinative words to create new meanings and add depth to their poems.

How to Memorize "combinative"

1. visualize
   

   - To visualize the word 'combinative', imagine two or more objects or concepts coming together to form a new whole.

2. associate
   

   - To memorize the word 'combinative', associate it with the idea of two or more things coming together to create something new.

3. mnemonics
   

   - A mnemonic for 'combinative' could be 'Combine two or more, form a new word or more!'

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