cranberry word
cranberry word · cranberry words
A word used only in certain fixed phrases or idioms, with a meaning that is otherwise…A word used only in certain fixed phrases or idioms, with a meaning that is otherwise opaque; often a fossil word.
Meaning
2 sensesA word used only in certain fixed phrases or idioms, with a meaning that is otherwise opaque; often a fossil word.
A word that contains a cranberry morpheme.
Origin
From or by analogy with cranberry morpheme.From or by analogy with cranberry morpheme.
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Forms
plural: cranberry words| Singular | cranberry word |
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regular