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Proverbs and Idioms flashcards
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Coinage

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Creation of new words

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Neologism

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New words

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Borrowing / lean words

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Words borrowed from another language

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Scientific process

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New words + phrases invented because of advances in medicine, science and technology

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Affixation

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New prefixes or suffixes are added to existing words

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Compounding

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Separate words combined to make a new one

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Blending

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Separate words blend to make a new one

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Conversion

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Existing words change class

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9
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Shortening - clipping

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Dropping syllables

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10
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Shortening - initialism

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FBI
OTT

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Shortening - acronyms

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NASA

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12
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Shortening - back

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Formation

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