"root word" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: root words [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} root word (plural root words)
  1. A prefix in an English word derived from Greek or Latin. Categories (topical): Grammar
    Sense id: en-root_word-en-noun-i2vOCb5J Disambiguation of Grammar: 49 51 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 64 36 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 79 21 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 82 18
  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. Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: root (extra: 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.) Categories (topical): Grammar
    Sense id: en-root_word-en-noun-qwi47gtr Disambiguation of Grammar: 49 51

Inflected forms

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