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back-formation
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    KipTerm_BackFormation
    creating a word by removing actual or supposed affixes, such as kempt from unkempt
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    a word-formation process in which an element, usually an affix, is removed from a word to create another, for example, burgle from burglar.
    http://lexbib.org/terms#KipTerm_BackFormation