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compounding vs affixation

affixation vs compounding

compounding and affixation both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
compounding Yes No No No
affixation Yes No No No
As nouns, affixation is a hyponym of compounding; that is, affixation is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than compounding:
  • compounding: the act of combining things to form a new whole
  • affixation: the act of attaching or affixing something
compounding (noun) affixation (noun)
the act of combining things to form a new whole formation of a word by means of an affix
the act of attaching or affixing something
the result of adding an affix to a root word
Difference between compounding and affixation

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