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  1. root words: Collins English Dictionary
  2. root words: Vocabulary.com
  3. root words: Wiktionary

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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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