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(linguistics) a unit of language that can only be used as part of a word, not as a word on its own (such as the English suffix -ly).

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Noun

(linguistics) a unit of language that can only be used as part of a word, not as a word on its own (such as the English suffix -ly).

Japanese Meaning

単独では語として成立せず、他の語の一部としてのみ意味を持つ言語単位。例えば、英語の接尾辞 -ly のように、単語の構成要素として用いられる。

The suffix -ly is a classic example of a bound form that cannot function as a word by itself.

接尾辞 -ly は、単独で語として機能することのできない結合形態素の典型的な例です。

Sense（1）

(linguistics) a unit of language that can only be used as part of a word, not as a word on its own (such as the English suffix -ly).

bound forms

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