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5 letters · New York Times · Thursday, September 18, 2003 · 53-Down
Appeared in 1 New York Times Crossword: Thursday, September 18, 2003.
Exact puzzle match · New York Times · September 18, 2003 · 53-Down · 5 letters
THEME0 of 5 letters revealed
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(linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed; "thematic vowels are part of the stem"
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