noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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/ˌjuːnɪvɜː(ɹ)ˈbeɪʃən/
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Multicultural-London-English:/ˌjynɪvɜˈbeʃən/
1
noun
Meaning 1
The diachronic process of forming a new single word from a fixed expression of several words.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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noun
Meaning 2
A new word formed by this process.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Probably from French univerbation, from uni- (“uni-”) + Latin verbum (“word”) + French -ation (“-ation”).
Across languages
Translations
26 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Albanian:
njëfjalëzim
— (linguistics) the diachronic process of forming a new single word from a fixed expression of several words
Arabic:
نَحْت
(naḥt)
— (linguistics) the diachronic process of forming a new single word from a fixed expression of several words
Czech:
univerbizace
— (linguistics) the diachronic process of forming a new single word from a fixed expression of several words
Dutch:
univerbering
— (linguistics) the diachronic process of forming a new single word from a fixed expression of several words
Finnish:
univerbaatio
— (linguistics) the diachronic process of forming a new single word from a fixed expression of several words
Finnish:
syntagmaattinen sulautuminen
— (linguistics) the diachronic process of forming a new single word from a fixed expression of several words
French:
univerbation
— (linguistics) the diachronic process of forming a new single word from a fixed expression of several words
German:
Univerbation
— (linguistics) the diachronic process of forming a new single word from a fixed expression of several words
German:
Zusammenrückung
— (linguistics) the diachronic process of forming a new single word from a fixed expression of several words
German:
Univerbierung
— (linguistics) the diachronic process of forming a new single word from a fixed expression of several words
Greek:
μονολεξία
(monolexía)
— (linguistics) the diachronic process of forming a new single word from a fixed expression of several words
Greek:
μονόφραση
(monófrasi)
— (linguistics) the diachronic process of forming a new single word from a fixed expression of several words
Hungarian:
univerbáció
— (linguistics) the diachronic process of forming a new single word from a fixed expression of several words
Hungarian:
univerbálódás
— (linguistics) the diachronic process of forming a new single word from a fixed expression of several words
Hungarian:
egyszavasulás
— (linguistics) the diachronic process of forming a new single word from a fixed expression of several words
Hungarian:
egyszavasítás
— (linguistics) the diachronic process of forming a new single word from a fixed expression of several words
Hungarian:
összeolvadás
— (linguistics) the diachronic process of forming a new single word from a fixed expression of several words
Hungarian:
egyszavas formává válás
— (linguistics) the diachronic process of forming a new single word from a fixed expression of several words
Hungarian:
összetétellé válás
— (linguistics) the diachronic process of forming a new single word from a fixed expression of several words
Italian:
univerbazione
— (linguistics) the diachronic process of forming a new single word from a fixed expression of several words
Occitan:
univerbacion
— (linguistics) the diachronic process of forming a new single word from a fixed expression of several words
Polish:
uniwerbizacja
— (linguistics) the diachronic process of forming a new single word from a fixed expression of several words
Russian:
универба́ция
(univerbácija)
— (linguistics) the diachronic process of forming a new single word from a fixed expression of several words
Serbo-Croatian:
pojednorječenje
— (linguistics) the diachronic process of forming a new single word from a fixed expression of several words
Slovak:
univerbizácia
— (linguistics) the diachronic process of forming a new single word from a fixed expression of several words
Spanish:
univerbación
— (linguistics) the diachronic process of forming a new single word from a fixed expression of several words
