Root word and Radical

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Root word noun - (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed.

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Radical is a synonym for root word. In some cases you can use "Radical" instead a noun phrase "Root word".

Radical noun - (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed.

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Root word is a synonym for radical. You can use "Root word" instead a noun "Radical".

Nearby Words: radically, radicalism, radicalize, radicalise, radicalised

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Radical and Root word. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/root_word/radical

Root word & Radical. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/root_word/radical>.

Radical or Root word. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/root_word/radical.

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