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combining form vs bound morpheme

bound morpheme vs combining form

combining form and bound morpheme both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
combining form Yes No No No
bound morpheme Yes No No No
As nouns, bound morpheme is a hypernym of combining form; that is, bound morpheme is a word with a broader meaning than combining form:
  • combining form: a bound form used only in compounds
  • bound morpheme: 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 form.
combining form (noun) bound morpheme (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 morpheme

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