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Root Word

nounid 121791·updated May 18, 2026
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(linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed

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Variants

synonym
stem
plural
Root Words
possessive
Root Word's
pluralpossessive
Root Words'

Framework definitions

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(linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed

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