Also known as linguistic root, root word, root morpheme
indivisible part of word that does not have any affix, may have a meaning and be usable alone or not, and may comprise multiple "radical" forms
AI overview
A root is the core part of a word that remains after you remove any prefixes or suffixes, and it may or may not be able to stand alone as a complete word. Roots matter because they're the fundamental building blocks that help us understand word meanings and how languages are constructed.
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Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- morpheme
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- facet of
- lemmatisation
- partially coincident with
- word stem
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Article · 中文
词根（root，root word）又称语根、根词，是基本构词的基本词素，与词缀相对并携带主要词汇信息。 词根有两种，能够独立构词的为自由词根（free root），必须与其他词素组合构词的是黏着词根（bound root）。
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