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question		réponse
Invention of totally new terms commencer à apprendre		coinage
new words based on the name of a person or a place commencer à apprendre		eponym
The taking over of words from other languages commencer à apprendre		borrowing
a joining of two separate words to produce a single form commencer à apprendre		compounding
The combination of two separate forms to produce a single new term commencer à apprendre		blending
a word of more than one syllable is reduced to a shorter form commencer à apprendre		clipping
A word of one type (usually a noun) is reduced to form a word of another type (usually a verb). commencer à apprendre		backformation
A change in the function of a word, as for example when a noun comes to be used as a verb (without any reduction) commencer à apprendre		conversion
are new words formed from the initial letters of a set of other words. commencer à apprendre		acronyms

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