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Meaning of preformative | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

a formative letter, syllable, etc., at the beginning of a word.

Equivalents

Deutsch Präformativ Präformativum

Examples

“Ch. a prefix prep. as in Hebrew, the sign of the dative; also of the genitive and accusative; and as a conj. before the future, which then rejects the preformative, that”

CEFR level

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

Preformatted Preformatting preformism preformist preformulation prefossette

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