👉 The term "collophore" in linguistics refers to a word that is formed by combining two or more words, generally in a grammatically correct manner. It can be used to describe a word that has been altered, added, or removed from its original meaning or context. For example, consider the sentence: "I bought a new car yesterday." The collophore here refers to the addition of "a" after "new," which changes the meaning of "new" to