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A linking vowel inserted interconsonantally between two morphemes, to ease pronunciation, without contributing to the meaning. It frequently joins words or combining forms of Ancient Greek or Classical Latin origin in the classical compounds of New Latin and international scientific vocabulary, but it can also be used to join modern terms and even abbreviations, either formally or informally.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: morpheme
Examples
- extreme + -o- + -phile producing extremophile
- blog + -o- + -sphere producing blogosphere
- speed + -o- + meter producing speedometer
- sadism + -o- + masochism producing sadomasochism
- smell + -o- + vision producing smell-o-vision
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
a monoclonal antibody derived from a murine source
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: morpheme
Topics: medicine, pharmacology, sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Adopted from Latin -o-, originating ultimately from Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-). In English, the connective is found from the Middle English period in direct borrowings from Latin. Direct formations of English terms with the connective, always combining Greek or Latin roots, appear from the 16th or 17th century. From the 18th century, the suffix becomes productive in compounds where the second element is English. From about 1800, formations on all sorts of stems become common.
Designated in the USAN guidelines for non-proprietary names of monoclonal antibodies.
Across languages
Translations
6 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Irish:
-a-
— linking vowel between morphemes
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Kashubian:
-o-
— linking vowel between morphemes
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Polish:
-o-
— linking vowel between morphemes
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Portuguese:
-o-
— linking vowel between morphemes
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Portuguese:
-ó-
— linking vowel between morphemes
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Portuguese:
-ô-
— linking vowel between morphemes
