[{"word":"back-formation","phonetics":[],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"noun","definitions":[{"definition":"The process by which a new word is formed from an older word by interpreting the former as a derivative of the latter, often by removing a morpheme (real or perceived) from the older word, such as the verb burgle, formed by removing -ar (perceived as an agent-noun suffix) from burglar.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"A word created in this way.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"Back-formations, such as \"tambour\" (for \"play the tambourine\"), are a staple of comedic wordplay."}],"synonyms":["back-form"],"antonyms":[]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/back-formation"]}]