back-form

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Synonyms: back, buck, black, hack, rack, balk, bask, bank, tack, bark, jack, sack

Antonyms: back, buck, black, hack, rack, balk, bask, bank, tack, bark, jack, sack

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Noun

1. A [[back-formation]]; a word formed by removing a perceived morpheme from an older word.

Verb

1. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[form]] a [[word]] by a [[back-formation]] [[process]].

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