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root word

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.35 in modern English

Syllables
root -word
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A prefix in an English word derived from Greek or Latin.

noun

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.

Inflected Forms

root words (plural)

Synonyms

root base stem theme radical

Questions

What does root word mean?
A prefix in an English word derived from Greek or Latin.

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