Word family
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A word family is the base form of a word plus its inflected forms made with affixes.[1]
A base word and its related forms share the same basic meaning. A learner needs to understand both the base word and the affix.
References
- Bauer, L. Word Families. International Journal of Lexicography 6 (4) (1993). p. 253–279. doi:10.1093/ijl/6.4.253. (abstract)
