1. the formation of words by adding both a prefix and a suffix to a base word simultaneously
Usage: linguistics

Examples

• The word ‘enlighten’ is formed by parasynthesis, adding both ‘en-‘ and ‘-en’ to ‘light’.
• Parasynthesis is a common word formation process in many languages.
• The linguist explained how parasynthesis differs from simple prefixation or suffixation.
• In parasynthesis, both affixes are added at the same time rather than sequentially.
• The term ’embolden’ demonstrates parasynthesis with the prefix ’em-‘ and suffix ‘-en’.