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Proposed New SD-Rules for 2016 Release

This page lists 11 new SD-Rules are suggested (12 were proposed, one is duplicated from the previous SD-Rule) to add to 2016 release:

Suggested SD-RuleNotesExamples
Suggested new SD-Rules by Linguists and users
al$|adj|ine$|nounSuggested by Francois Lang
  • medical|adj|medicine|noun
esis$|noun|ic$|adjSuggested by Lynn McCreedy
  • muscular dysgenesis|noun|muscular dysgenic|adj
New (root parent) SD-Rules derived from nomD
e$|verb|ing$|nounDuplicated rule of expert suggestion in 2015
  • rave|verb|raving|noun
ation$|noun|ed$|adjSuggested by Chris from nomD
  • excitation|noun|excited|adj
$|adj|ism$|nounSuggested by Chris from nomD
  • lyric|adj|lyricism|noun
e$|adj|ion$|nounSuggested by Chris from nomD
  • opposite|adj|opposition|noun
e$|verb|is$|nounSuggested by Chris from nomD
  • base|verb|basis|noun
New (root Parent) Rules derived from orgD Facts
ve$|adj|on$|nounSuggested by Chris from orgD
  • vibrative|adj|vibration|noun
ship$|noun|$|nounSuggested by Chris from orgD
  • citizenship|noun|citizen|noun
age$|noun|$|nounSuggested by Chris from orgD
  • percentage|noun|percent|noun
ic$|adj|e$|nounSuggested by Chris from orgD
  • hemoscopic|adj|hemoscope|noun
tic$|adj|sia$|nounSuggested by Chris from orgD
  • anesthetic|adj|anesthesia|noun