"word family" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: word families [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} word family (plural word families)
  1. (linguistics, lexicography, language teaching) A set of etymologically related words consisting of a single word with its inflections and derivations, such as walk, walked, walks, walking, walkings, walker, walkers, walkies, walkable, walkathon. Categories (topical): Lexicography, Linguistics Translations (a set of etymologically related words): Wortfamilie [feminine] (German), szócsalád (Hungarian)
    Sense id: en-word_family-en-noun-kDluG2ID Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: human-sciences, lexicography, linguistics, sciences

Inflected forms

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