Adult Beverages
(alcohol)
Dehumidifier
Premature
Disassemble
Formation
of a word
by adding a
prefix or suffix.
Au Natural
(naked)
Vertically
Challenged
(short)
Euphemism
Probiotic
Untitled
A mild or
indirect
expression
used in place
of a more
unpleasant
one.
Passed
Away (died)
Mammoth
Affixation
Twas
Couldn't
Contraction
We'll
The formation
of a word by
shortening an
existing word
or phrase.
Examples
of Linguistic
Terminology
in Use
Macho
Borrowing-
Deja Vu
Wanderlust
Blending
A word formed
by combining
parts of
other words.
Tween
(teenager
+in between)
Chunnel
(Channel
+ tunnel)
Brunch
(breakfast
+lunch)
A word or
expression
taken from
another
language.