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4 letters · New York Times · Friday, April 12, 1996 · 27-Across
Appeared in 1 New York Times Crossword: Friday, April 12, 1996.
Exact puzzle match · New York Times · April 12, 1996 · 27-Across · 4 letters
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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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