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prefigation

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

Synonym of prefixation.

rare

Examples

“Despite this, however, the OHG Benedictine Rule⟳ can be used to illustrate⟳ Streitberg's definition of perfective aspect in Germanic by means of prefigation […]”
“A common structure⟳ of Swedish verbs is to have⟳ a stem with fairly broad meaning and a set⟳ of prefigated forms with a narrower, lexicalized meaning. This prefigation of verbs is productive only to a very small extent, […]”
“For such perfectivization by means of lexical prefigation, see⟳ the productive prefixal paradigms in Modern Russian, […]”

CEFR level

C1
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This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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