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REDUPLICATIVE:

a) to imitate sounds:
a. knock-knock
b. bang-bang
b) to suggest alternating movements
a. hurry-scurry
b. zig-zag
c) to disparage by suggesting instability, nonsense, insincerity, vacillation:
a. willy-nilly
b. boogie-woogie
d) to intensify:
a. itsy-bitsy
b. itty-bitty

CLIPPING:

a) the beginning of the word

a. chute (parachute)
b. gator (alligator)
b) the end of the word
a. gas (gasoline)
b. gym (gymnastics, gymnasium)
c) at both ends of the word
a. jams or jammies (pajamas/pyjamas)
b. tec (detective)

BLENDS
a. broccoli + cauliflower broccoflower
b. camera (3) + recorder (3) camcorder

ACRONYMS

a) The letter represent full words

a. FAQ: frequently asked questions
b. SAT: Scholastic Achievement (or Aptitude) Test(s), now claimed not to
stand for anything.
b) The letters represent elements in a compound or just part of a word
a. CNN: Cable News Network
b. DNA: deoxyribonucleic acid
c) Acronyms pronounced as a word.
a. FRC: FIRST Robotics Competition, i.e., For Inspiration and Recognition of
Science and Technology Robotics Competition
b. CD-ROM: Compact Disc read-only memory
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UNIV: HARRY TAPIA YANA MORPHOLOGY