"baseword" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: basewords [plural]
Etymology: base + word Etymology templates: {{compound|en|base|word}} base + word Head templates: {{en-noun}} baseword (plural basewords)
  1. (linguistics) A word used as a base, to whose stem affixes are added, forming new words. Categories (topical): Linguistics Translations (a word to which affixes can be added to form new words): kata dasar (Indonesian), kupu kiko (Maori), podstawa słowotwórcza [feminine] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-baseword-en-noun-NXKiFr0t Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for baseword meaning in English (1.6kB)

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          "word": "kata dasar"
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      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "a word to which affixes can be added to form new words",
      "word": "kata dasar"
    },
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      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "a word to which affixes can be added to form new words",
      "word": "kupu kiko"
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