| NOUN | communication | root word, root, base, stem, theme, radical | (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed |
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| Meaning | (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed. | |
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| Synonyms | root, base, stem, theme, radical | |
| Category | linguistics | The scientific study of language |
| Broader | form, word form, signifier, descriptor | The phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something |
| Catalan | arrel, radical, tema | |
| Spanish | radical, raíz, tema | |