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Root word Moderate

Root word has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

(linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed

"thematic vowels are part of the stem"

2

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

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Rhyming Words
ord gord tord lord kord ford mord sord cord nord word bord fiord fjord soord dword chord noord exord oword
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