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Meaning of preformant | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
pɹiːˈfɔːm(ə)nt

Definitions

Chiefly in Semitic languages: Synonym of preformative (“a formative letter, syllable, etc., at the beginning of a word”).

archaic, rare

Equivalents

Français préformant

Examples

“Verbs are declined through the persons by preformants and terminations, according to the following table, in which the blanks represent the radicals of a perfect verb.”

CEFR level

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