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combining form vs bound form

bound form vs combining form

combining form and bound form both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
combining form Yes No No No
bound form Yes No No No
As nouns, bound form is a hypernym of combining form; that is, bound form is a word with a broader meaning than combining form:
  • combining form: a bound form used only in compounds
  • bound form: a morpheme that occurs only as part of a larger construction; eg an -s at the end of plural nouns
Other hypernyms of combining form include bound morpheme.
combining form (noun) bound form (noun)
a bound form used only in compounds a morpheme that occurs only as part of a larger construction; eg an -s at the end of plural nouns
Difference between combining form and bound form

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