Root word
Root word noun - (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed.
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Radix
Radix noun - (numeration system) the positive integer that is equivalent to one in the next higher counting place.
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Radix and Root word. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/root_word/radix
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