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Noun

1. 1
   A prefix in an English word derived from Greek or Latin.
2. 2
   (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed wordnet
3. 3
   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. alt-of, alternative

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stembasebase formbase wordchaletmost essential

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derived formderivationderivativederived word