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The root of the word is the base of the word, without its prefixes or suffixes. For example, the root of the word reduction would be "duc", because "re" is the prefix and "tion" is the suffix.

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A root word is a word that can form the basis of new words through the addition of prefixes and suffixes. It is the basic form of a word from which other words are derived.

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The root word of a root word is the first syllable. An example of a root word is hap in happiness. The sequence goes as such; hap, happen happenings, happiness.

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