In etymology, back-formation is the process or result of creating a new word via inflection, typically by removing or substituting actual or supposed affixes...

centre-backs, full-backs, defensive midfielders, sweepers, and wing-backs. The centre-back and full-back positions are most common in modern formations. The...

process. Back-formations are shortened words created from longer words, thus back-formations may be viewed as a sub-type of clipping. Each back-formation in...

verb headhunt is a back-formation of headhunter the verb edit is formed from the noun editor the word televise is a back-formation of television The process...

The Westbury Formation is a geological formation in England, one of the Penarth Group. It dates back to the Rhaetian. The formation is named after the...

or split backs formation is a formation that has been commonly used as a "base" set by professional and amateur teams. The "pro set" formation features...

Single set back (also known as the "Lone Setback" or "Singleback" or "Ace" formation or "Oneback" or "Solo") is an offensive base formation in American...

form of an existing word or phrase. Clipping is also different from back-formation, which proceeds by (pseudo-)morpheme rather than segment, and where...

In biology, a taxon (back-formation from taxonomy; pl.: taxa) is a group of one or more populations of an organism or organisms seen by taxonomists to...

stave of a barrel or cask is a back-formation from staves, which is its plural. (See the Plural to singular by back-formation section below.) This article...

the back behind the fullback called the running back, tailback, or I-back. The two backs line up either in a line (hence the name of the formation since...

numbers increasing from the back and the right. The Danubian school of football is a modification of the 2–3–5 formation in which the centre forward plays...

originated in the United States early in the twentieth century, derived by back-formation from the adjective peevish, meaning "ornery or ill-tempered", which...

and five defensive backs (three cornerbacks, CBs, one free safety, FS and one strong safety, SS). 3–4 defense A defensive formation with three linemen...

The Back Bay Formation is a geologic formation in New Brunswick. It preserves fossils dating back to the Silurian period. Earth sciences portal Canada...

tamales). Tamal comes from the Nahuatl tamalli. The English "tamale" is a back-formation from tamales, with English speakers applying English pluralization rules...

reappear in real-world usage or be created, for example, through humorous back-formation. In some cases a paired word does exist, but is quite rare or archaic...

of the four "backs" in the offensive formation. The H-back, while similar in name, should not be confused with "halfback" or "running back", which are...

are usually one or two running backs on the field for a given play, depending on the offensive formation. A running back may be a halfback (in certain...

Look up formation in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Formation may refer to: Back-formation, the process of creating a new lexeme by removing or affixes...

caused by reanalysis of the structure of a word include rebracketing and back-formation. In rebracketing, users of the language change, misinterpret, or reinterpret...

offensive backs most likely to run the ball. "Halfback" came to be synonymous with "running back". Formations began to favor placing the fullback—the back most...

Smackover Formation is a geologic formation in Arkansas. It preserves fossils dating back to the Jurassic period. The Smackover Formation consists of...

A player moves across the formation prior to the snap. However, once this player crosses the position of the running back who will receive the snap,...

Back-construction may refer to the (somewhat related) terms: Back-formation Backronym This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title...

Germany. It is underlain by the Mainhardt Formation and overlain by the Trossingen Formation. It dates back to the middle Norian. Theropod tracks and...

The Chinle Formation is an Upper Triassic continental geological formation of fluvial, lacustrine, and palustrine to eolian deposits spread across the...

fullback, and running back, particularly when contrasted with the same players' alignments in the T formation. The formation begins with the usual 5...

Back to the Future is a 1985 American science fiction film directed by Robert Zemeckis and written by Zemeckis and Bob Gale. It stars Michael J. Fox, Christopher...

its slower delivery and email sometimes just "mail."[citation needed] Back-formation Backronym Contrastive focus reduplication Markedness -onym Protologism...