com·bin·ing form (kəm-bīnĭng)
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Tweet n. A modified form of an independent word that occurs only in combination with words, affixes, or other combining forms to form compounds or derivatives, as electro- (from electric) in electromagnet or geo- (from Greek geō-, from gē "earth") in geochemistry. |
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