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Question		Answer
Invention of totally new terms start learning		coinage
new words based on the name of a person or a place start learning		eponym
The taking over of words from other languages start learning		borrowing
a joining of two separate words to produce a single form start learning		compounding
The combination of two separate forms to produce a single new term start learning		blending
a word of more than one syllable is reduced to a shorter form start learning		clipping
A word of one type (usually a noun) is reduced to form a word of another type (usually a verb). start learning		backformation
A change in the function of a word, as for example when a noun comes to be used as a verb (without any reduction) start learning		conversion
are new words formed from the initial letters of a set of other words. start learning		acronyms

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