"doubleplus-" meaning in English

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Prefix

Etymology: From double + plus-. Coined by George Orwell in 1949 as part of the Newspeak in his novel Nineteen Eighty-Four. Etymology templates: {{af|en|double|plus-}} double + plus-, {{coin|en|George Orwell|in=1949}} Coined by George Orwell in 1949 Head templates: {{en-prefix}} doubleplus-
  1. An intensifying prefix, roughly equivalent to extremely. Wikipedia link: Nineteen Eighty-Four Tags: morpheme Translations (Translations): 雙加 /双加 (shuāngjiā-) (Chinese Mandarin)
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