derivational
/ˌdɛrəˈveɪʃənəl/
adjective
- Relating to the process of forming a new word from an existing word by adding a prefix or suffix, often changing the word's part of speech or meaning.
- In English, adding '-ness' to 'happy' to form 'happiness' is a derivational process.
- Derivational morphology helps speakers create new words like 'teacher' from 'teach'.
- The teacher explained that 'un-' is a derivational prefix because it changes the meaning of 'kind' to 'unkind'.
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