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(also called a stem) the basic element of a word. Some roots form a word alone; others need a prefix or suffix to form a word. It is useful to know the original root of a word. E.g. the Latin root prima is the basis of primary and prime. If you know that prime means first/best, then you can work out that primary means most important.
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the letters added to the beginning of a root that change its meaning. The most common prefixes...
an adjective that indicates how many of something there is, or the order of something, e.g. Only...