root word

NOUN
  1. (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed
    thematic vowels are part of the stem
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  • He was writing from Accra, Ghana, which is an interesting coincidence because accra is the root word for acarajé mentioned in my post. BRASIL AS A GIRL
  • The principal root words are "mistik," meaning wood, and "oose," meaning boat or ship, and the word has been shortened to "mistikose. A Norseman Died in Ontario 900 Years Ago
  • And based on this edict, as well as several hieroglyphic inscriptions, people such as Plutarch in 100 A.D. insisted that the root word chem was derived from the name of ancient Egypt, which was called the land of chem, or alchemia. NPR Topics: News
  • Eid is derived from the root word of ` Aada meaning returned. Global Voices in English » South Asia: Celebrating Eid-Ul-Fitr
  • As an aside, telethon is one of those odd blends in which two combining forms, prefix and suffix, have been borrowed from separate words and jammed together, extinguishing any root word.
  • It derives from the root word tan, which translates as "to extend, expand, spread, continue, spin out, weave; to put forth, show, or manifest.
  • The root word would be 'consecrate' and you put before and after that word a lot of additions, creating this complex meaning. The Wire
  • Die Regering se erns en vasberadenheid ten opsigte van grondhervorming word duidelike weerspieël in die feit dat daar oor die volgende drie jaar R7 miljard begroot word vir restitusie en R7 miljard vir grondhervorming. African National Congress Parliamentary Caucus
  • The similarity between the words "liberal" and "libertarian" are not accidental - they come from the same root word, "liber" - Latin for "free". Progressive Bloggers
  • In fact, fief is the root word for “fee” and that’s what you find on a speeding ticket: there’s a fee for the courts, a fee for the admin personnel, a fee for processing and lastly, a fee for going over the 1973 oil-crisis fabricated 55mph speed limit. luvmycop Alb. Deputy Accused of Sketchiness at cvillenews.com
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