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Parasynthesis
noun
Definitions
1.
noun
(grammar) The formation of words by a combination of compounding and adding an affix, as in brown-eyed.
2.
noun
(grammar) The formation of words in which the prefixing and the suffixing are involved simultaneously, as in multifaceted.
Synonyms
combining form
agglutinative
infixation
blend
affixation
compounding
construction
agglutination
combinement
infixion
concatenation
compagination
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