prefixes and suffixes that are added to base words
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morpheme
the smallest meaningful unit in a language (root\affixes\inflections
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antonym
has an opposite meaning
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baam
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gift
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gift
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thief
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calque
a word or phrase borrowed from another language by literal word-for-word or root-for-root translation. (I very like ... ).
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collocation
words which are frequently used together (sleep peacefully\well\badly)
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connotation
an idea or feeling that a word suggests, which is more than just its meaning. (pig-headed).
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banana
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seesaw
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gift
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banana
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blending
mixing words to make a new one (brunch)
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thief
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star
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shark
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lexical phrase (chunk)
two or more words join together and TOGETHER act as if they are one unit of meaning (run out of\ not sleep a wink)
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idiom
a group of words that has a special meaning that is different from the ordinary meaning of each separate word. For example, โunder the weatherโ is an idiom mean