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Root (linguistics)

A root (also known as a root word or radical) is the core of a word that is irreducible into more meaningful elements. In morphology, a root is a morphologically simple unit which can be left bare or to which a prefix or a suffix can attach. The root word is the primary lexical unit of a word, and of a word family (this root is then called the base…

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Root (linguistics)

Nodes51
Edges50
Triples13
Avg. degree1.96
Density0.039216
Components1

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
affixationinstance ofEnglish has minimal use of morphological strategies0.80text
features a tendency to have words that are identical to their rootsinstance ofEnglish has minimal use of morphological strategies0.80text
interruptinstance ofsuch forms as in Spanish exist in English0.80text
which may arguably contain the root -ruptinstance ofsuch forms as in Spanish exist in English0.80text
which only appears in other related prefixed formsinstance ofsuch forms as in Spanish exist in English0.80text
godelinstance ofalong with many other words0.80text
Hebrewinstance ofSimilar cases may be found in other Semitic languages0.80text
Syriacinstance ofSimilar cases may be found in other Semitic languages0.80text
Aramaicinstance ofSimilar cases may be found in other Semitic languages0.80text
Maltese languageinstance ofSimilar cases may be found in other Semitic languages0.80text
to a lesser extent Amharic.Similar cases occur in Hebrewinstance ofSimilar cases may be found in other Semitic languages0.80text
for example Israeli Hebrew .mw-parser-output .script-hebrewinstance ofSimilar cases may be found in other Semitic languages0.80text

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