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R

reduplication

A word formation process in which part or all of a word is repeated.

reverse acronym

An acronym formed from an already existing word by defining the meaning of each letter.

Root

The main morpheme in a word that gives the word its meaning. It is no longer analysable, either in terms of derivational or inflectional morphology. It is what remains after the removal of all affixes.