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There are several processes by which new words are formed in languages. These include coinage, where new terms are invented to describe changing cultures; borrowing words from other languages to expand vocabulary; compounding, where two words are combined; and blending, where parts of different words are combined. Other processes include clipping words for brevity, backformation of verbs from nouns, changing word categories through conversion, forming acronyms, using sounds in onomatopoeia, translating phra
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- kokondos
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- EN