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  1. root word: Collins English Dictionary
  2. root word: Vocabulary.com
  3. root word: Wiktionary
  4. root word: Dictionary.com
  5. Root word: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  6. root word: Rhymezone
  7. root word: FreeDictionary.org
  8. root word: Mnemonic Dictionary
  9. root word: TheFreeDictionary.com

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Definitions from Wiktionary (root word)

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. [The part of a plant, generally underground, that anchors and supports the plant body, absorbs and stores water and nutrients, and in some plants is able to perform vegetative reproduction.]

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