noun
Meaning 1
A prefix in an English word derived from Greek or Latin.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
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Phrase guide
root word
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noun
Meaning 2
Alternative form of root: the primary lexical unit of a word, which carries the most significant aspects of semantic content and cannot be reduced into smaller constituents. Inflectional stems often derive from roots.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative
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noun
Meaning 3
(linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- thematic vowels are part of the stem
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: root, base, stem, theme, radical
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: form, word form, signifier, descriptor
History
Etymology
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