libfix en · NOUN
Etymology
Coined by American linguist Arnold Zwicky from lib(erated) + -fix.
Meanings
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An affix that has been extracted from an existing word.
The word ‘preneur’ is considered as a neologism or a libfix, identifying people that exercise particular economic activities, such as: (1) a mompreneur […]
2019, Antonio Bartolini, Roberto Cippitani, Valentina Colcelli, editors, Dictionary of Statuses within EU Law […] , Springer, →ISBN, footnote 12, page 324:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| libfixes | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (1)
pl libfiks (affix that has been extracted from an existing word)