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Record 1 1986-11-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Grammar
  • Lexicology, Lexicography, Terminology
OBS

Derived word which takes a noun as its base; e.g. "agricultural" (from "agriculture"), "manly" (from "man"), etc.

French

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  • Grammaire
  • Lexicologie, lexicographie et terminologie
CONT

En grammaire traditionnelle, on appelle dénominatifs les adjectifs, les verbes et les noms qui sont formés à partir de radicaux de noms. Ainsi, les termes "constitutionnel" (de "constitution"), "numéroter" (de "numéro"), "décanat" (de "doyen") sont des dénominatifs.

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