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Stemming

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized

Definitions

  1. Movement against a current, especially a tidal current.
  2. A process for removing the inflexional, and sometimes derivational, affixes from words.
  3. To include a term's inflections as part of a search engine's search.
  4. The technique of bridging between two holds with hands and/or feet, applying forces to each in opposing directions in order to brace oneself in position.

Equivalents

Françaisracinisation
Portuguêstronco
العربيةالإستئصال
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CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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