Net and Root

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Net noun - The central part or aspect of something under consideration.

Usage example: the net of the report on race relations is that things are better but not good enough

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Root and net are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Root" instead a noun "Net".

Nearby Word: netting

Root noun - The central part or aspect of something under consideration.

Usage example: at root, it's a question of the proper limits, if any, of free speech

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Net and root are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Net" instead a noun "Root".

Nearby Words: rooted, rootless, rooter, rooting, rootlet

special	special net	special root
small	small net	small root
large	large net	large root
tough	tough net	tough root
Other adjectives: blue, dark, thin, double, last, local, giant.

It's akin to naming your town "Christiansted" or "Jewstown"note the "-abad" part is actually a Persian cognate (and we mean, real, genetic cognate; they're from the same Proto-Indo-European root) of the English "abode", so doing a transliteration word-by-word would net "Islamabode", i.e.

Source: Useful Notes / Pakistan
As alluded to above, VeriSign operates 2 of the 13 root nameservers, including the A nameserver, and (after acquiring and spinning off Network Solutions) operates the only registry of .com, .net, and .name addresses for the various registrars.

Source: Internet Incorporated
The original Net Slum in the .hack series is basically a huge, Root Town-sized minus world.

Source: Minus World

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