OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 55518

univerbation

/ˌjynɪvɜˈbeʃən/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
univerbación
The diachronic process of forming a new single word from a fixed expression of several words.
Lexicalization and grammaticization compared In Section 3, it was pointed out that there are two kinds of lexicalization which can be usefully compared with grammaticization, i.e.…
Standard examples of univerbation are cupboard, brainstorming, or necklace.
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