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Definition of
bound form noun
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
bound form
noun
noun
(
also
bound morpheme
)
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a unit of language that can only be used as part of a word, not as a word on its own, for example “ly” in “slowly”
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bounden
adjective
bounder
noun
bound form
noun
boundless
adjective
bounds
noun