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Compounding vs Parasynthesis - What's the difference?

compounding | parasynthesis |

As nouns the difference between compounding and parasynthesis

is that compounding is an accumulation of compound interest while parasynthesis is (grammar) the formation of words by a combination of compounding and adding an affix.

As a verb compounding

is .

compounding

English

Verb

(head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • An accumulation of compound interest.
    • the number of compoundings per year

    parasynthesis

    English

    Noun

    (parasyntheses)
  • (grammar) The formation of words by a combination of compounding and adding an affix.

    • Derived terms

    * parasynthetic