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a word invented (usually unwittingly by subtracting an affix) on the assumption that a familiar word derives from it

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  1. n. a word word/invented">invented (usually unwittingly by subtracting an affix) on the assumption that a familiar word derives from it
  2. n. a word word/invented">invented (usually unwittingly by subtracting an affix) on the assumption that a familiar word derives from it