Meaning of fractomorpheme | Babel Free

Definitions

A productive morpheme (one which readily forms new words) which originates as a shortened form of another word.

Examples

“In sum, "pussy blends" are more likely to fall into the category of secreted affixation, in which case -ussy would have become, however ephemerally, a fractomorpheme (cf. Watergate > -gate).”

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