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Stemmer

nounid 132300·updated May 18, 2026
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an algorithm for removing inflectional and derivational endings in order to reduce word forms to a common stem

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Variants

synonym
spriggerstemming algorithm
plural
Stemmers
possessive
Stemmer's
pluralpossessive
Stemmers'

Framework definitions

Wordset Dictionary5 sensesview framework →
§1
a device for removing stems from fruit (as from grapes or apples)
§2
a miner's tamping bar for ramming packing in over a blasting charge
§3
an algorithm for removing inflectional and derivational endings in order to reduce word forms to a common stem
§4
a worker who makes or applies stems for artificial flowers
§5
a worker who strips the stems from moistened tobacco leaves and binds the leaves together into books
Legacy lexicon import1 senseview framework →
§1 · legacy_primary
an algorithm for removing inflectional and derivational endings in order to reduce word forms to a common stem
DR-088 backfill from the noun definition column

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