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word stem

word part responsible for a word's lexical meaning
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word stem

Summary

word stem ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (264 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • word stem is a type of part[2].
  • word stem is a type of morphological unit[3].
  • word stem is part of word[4].
  • word stem comprises root[5].
  • word stem comprises suffix[6].
  • word stem comprises prefix[7].
  • word stem's described by source is recorded as New Encyclopedic Dictionary[8].
  • word stem's partially coincident with is recorded as root[9].
  • word stem's main Wikidata property is recorded as P5187[10].

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Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include part[2] and morphological unit[3].

Use and Application

Components include root[5], suffix[6], and prefix[7]. word stem is part of word[4].

Why It Matters

word stem ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (264 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[11] It is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.[12]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . iasj.net. iasj.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [12] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 1h ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Main wikidata property → P5187
    Part of → word
    Part of → —
    Subclass of → —
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|1 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007546265605171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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