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root word

DEFINITIONS OF: root word

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

Synonyms:
base, radical, root, stem, theme
Type of:
descriptor, form, signifier, word form
the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something
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