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Meaning of -faction | Babel Free

Phrase CEFR B2

Definitions

The act of creating something, or (more broadly) any process involving the specified thing.

morpheme

Examples

“lith- (“stone”) + -i- + -faction → lithifaction (“the compaction and cementation of sediment into rock”)”
“aer- (“air”) + -i- + -faction → aerifaction (“aeration, hyperinflation of the lungs”)”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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