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parasynthesis

Syllabification: (par·a·syn·the·sis)

Pronunciation: /ˌparəˈsinTHəsis/

Definition of parasynthesis

noun

Linguistics

a process by which a term is formed by adding a bound morpheme (e.g., -ed) to a combination of existing words (e.g., black-eyed from black eye(s) + -ed).