Sentence examples for existing words from inspiring English sources

Meanings of existing words may change.

Carroll also coined the term "portmanteau word", for merging two existing words into one new word.

Using existing words, come up with a name for your new invention and provide a definition.

That's the practice of taking two existing words and combining them in some fashion to mint a new term.

Derivation is the formation of new words from existing words; e.g., "singer" from "sing" and "acceptable" from "accept".

In the case of existing words, connotations are crucial: a Corvette is a light, speedy attack ship; Tesla was an inventor of genius.

In German, they merely bolt more words on to an existing word.

Some words that are in dictionaries: Retroflexion or retroflection is the closest existing word we could use in this circumstance.

Back-formation is the reverse of affixation, being the analogical creation of a new word from an existing word falsely assumed to be its derivative.

It can be a simple coinage, a complex fusion of more than one term, or a slight improvement on an existing word.

Even so, the general assumption is that the existing wording will be endorsed when the treaty goes to a vote at the WHO's main assembly in May.