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A linking vowel inserted interconsonantally between two morphemes, to ease pronunciation, without contributing to the meaning. It frequently joins words or combining forms of Ancient Greek or Classical Latin origin in the classical compounds of New Latin and international scientific vocabulary, but it can also be used to join modern terms and even abbreviations, either formally or informally.

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In scientific Latin compounds, the interfix -o- serves as a linking vowel between morphemes, easing pronunciation without contributing meaning.

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A linking vowel inserted interconsonantally between two morphemes, to ease pronunciation, without contributing to the meaning. It frequently joins words or combining forms of Ancient Greek or Classical Latin origin in the classical compounds of New Latin and international scientific vocabulary, but it can also be used to join modern terms and even abbreviations, either formally or informally.

extreme + -o- + -phile producing extremophile blog + -o- + -sphere producing blogosphere speed + -o- + meter producing speedometer sadism + -o- + masochism producing sadomasochism smell + -o- + vision producing smell-o-vision

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