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stem n. [
root, root word, base, theme, radical] (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed; "thematic vowels are part of the stem"
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stem v. grow out of, have roots in, originate in; "The increase in the national debt stems from the last war"
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stem n. [
stalk] a slender or elongated structure that supports a plant or fungus or a plant part or plant organ
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stem n. [
shank] cylinder forming a long narrow part of something
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stem v. cause to point inward; "stem your skis"
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