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nf. root, origin; base; root directory, main directory, main section of a hard disk or diskette from which all other directories branch out

n. root; radix; stub

(n.) = root ; root ; root ; stem ; root element ; root cause.
Ex: There will be occasions when it is difficult to see any helpful principle; for example, in what order should we arrange grain crops, root crops, legumes, etc. in the crops facet in Agriculture?.
Ex: However, many indexing systems have evolved over the last century, and have their roots in a time when detailed specification of subjects was unnecessary.
Ex: The procedure begins by matching strings of characters in the title word with roots, or stems, of words stored in computer memory.
Ex: Some subjects have one stem, for example, sterilizer, sterilizing, sterilized, sterilization.
Ex: The structure of a hierarchical file can be represented as a tree with a single root element at the top, plus node elements at the ends of the branches that spread out from the top to the bottom.
Ex: This article highlights the root causes of nativism against both immigrants and U.S. immigration policy arising from increasing legal and illegal immigration.
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* acabar con el problema de raíz = nip + the problem in the bud.
* agrupar palabras que tienen la misma raíz = merge + word forms.
* a raíz de = in the wake of.
* arrancar de raíz = tear out ; tear + Nombre + out by the roots ; pluck + Nombre + out by the root.
* cepillo de raíces = scrubbing brush.
* con raíces en = be rooted in.
* con raíces en la tierra = be rooted in + earth.
* cortar Algo de raíz = nip + Nombre + in the bud ; nip + Nombre + in the bud.
* cortar con el problema de raíz = nip + the problem in the bud.
* echar raíces = settle down ; root.
* gusano de la raíz = rootworm.
* las raíces se remontan = roots + lie.
* las raíces se remontan a = roots + lie.
* olvidarse de las raíces de Uno = forget + Posesivo + roots.
* raíz cuadrada = square root.
* raíz del problema, la = root of the problem, the.
* raíz de palabra = word stem.
* raíz histórica = historical root.
* reducción de una palabra a su raíz = stemming.
* reducir una palabra a su raíz = stem.
* tener raíces en = be rooted in.
* tener raíces en la tierra = be rooted in + earth.
* Tesauro Raíz = Root Thesaurus.

[ jaṛa || jad || جد ]
► noun nature. raíz
English equivalent: root