"word formation" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: word formations [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} word formation (countable and uncountable, plural word formations)
  1. (linguistics) The formation of new words by the processes of derivation and composition. Wikipedia link: word formation Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Linguistics Synonyms: word-formation Derived forms: word-formational Related terms: coinage Translations (formation of new words): բառակազմություն (baṙakazmutʿyun) (Armenian), 造詞法 (Chinese Cantonese), 造词法 (zou⁶ ci⁴ faat³) (Chinese Cantonese), 造詞法 (Chinese Mandarin), 造词法 (zàocífǎ) (Chinese Mandarin), söz yapıluvı (Crimean Tatar), slovotvorba [feminine] (Czech), sananmuodostus (Finnish), სიტყვაწარმოქმნა (siṭq̇vac̣armokmna) (Georgian), სიტყვათწარმოქმნა (siṭq̇vatc̣armokmna) (Georgian), Wortbildung (German), szóképzés (Hungarian), szóalkotás (note: especially coinage) (Hungarian), сөзжасам (sözjasam) (Kazakh), сөз түзүү (söz tüzüü) (Kyrgyz), słowotwórstwo [neuter] (Polish), formare de cuvinte [feminine] (Romanian), formarea cuvintelor [feminine] (Romanian), словообразова́ние (slovoobrazovánije) (Russian), словотвір (slovotvir) (Ukrainian)

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      "sense": "formation of new words",
      "word": "სიტყვაწარმოქმნა"
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      "lang": "Kazakh",
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      "roman": "slovotvir",
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