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Which phrase best describes a characteristic of a base word?(1 point)has meaning on its owngives a word its principal meaningthe smallest meaningful unit in a languageadded to a root
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"gives a word its principal meaning"
Explanation: the base word (or root) supplies the core meaning of a word. The other options describe a free morpheme ("has meaning on its own"), a morpheme in general ("smallest meaningful unit"), and an affix ("added to a root").
Explanation: the base word (or root) supplies the core meaning of a word. The other options describe a free morpheme ("has meaning on its own"), a morpheme in general ("smallest meaningful unit"), and an affix ("added to a root").
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