compaction n.
late 14c., "
Entries linking to compaction
word-forming element usually meaning "
Before vowels and aspirates, it is reduced to co-; before -g-, it is assimilated to cog- or con-; before -l-, assimilated to col-; before -r-, assimilated to cor-; before -c-, -d-, -j-, -n-, -q-, -s-, -t-, and -v-, it is assimilated to con-, which was so frequent that it often was used as the normal form.
updated on February 08, 2018
- nona-
- non-access
- non-admission
- nonage
- nonagenarian
- non-aggression
- nonagon
- non-aligned
- no-name
- non-appearance
- non-attendance
- nonce
- nonce-word
- nonchalance
- nonchalant
- non-com
- non-combatant
- non-combustible
- non-commissioned
- non-committal
- non-communicant
- non-compliance
- non compos mentis
- nonconforming
- nonconformist