root word

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noun

(linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed
- thematic vowels are part of the stem
• Syn:
root, base, stem, theme, radical
• Derivationally related forms:
stem (for: stem)
• Topics:
linguistics
• Hypernyms:
form, word form, signifier, descriptor