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root word

noun

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

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thematic vowels are part of the stem

• Syn: ↑root, ↑base, ↑stem, ↑theme, ↑radical

• Derivationally related forms: ↑stem (for: ↑stem)

• Topics: ↑linguistics

• Hypernyms: ↑form, ↑word form, ↑signifier, ↑descriptor

Useful english dictionary. 2012.