combining form

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Synonyms: combining forms

Antonyms: combining forms

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|grammar}} A [[type]] of [[word]] [[part]]; a [[bound]] [[morpheme]]; used in [[combination]] with a word, a different combining form, or an [[affix]] to form a new word.
2. {{lb|en|computing|typography}} A {{w|character encoding|character encoded}} with a [[sequence]] of other [[characters]] instead of a {{w|precomposed character}}.

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