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root word

root word noun: a prefix in an English word derived from Greek or Latin. Also the alternative form of root.

Noun

root word (plural root words)

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

Also used as

root word is also the alternative form of root.

Forms of root word

pluralroot words

Questions about root word

What does root word mean?
Root word means a prefix in an English word derived from Greek or Latin.
What part of speech is root word?
Root word is a noun.
What is the plural of root word?
The plural of root word is root words.

Words near root word in the dictionary

  1. root users
  2. root vegetable
  3. root vegetables
  4. root vole
  5. root voles
  6. root word
  7. root words
  8. root zone
  9. root zones
  10. root-and-branch
  11. root-and-brancher

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