basic form

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basic form

noun basic forms

The uninflected form of a word used as a dictionary entry.
Similar: base form, canonical form, citation form, dictionary form, headword, lemma

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noun the basic form of a word used as a dictionary entry

日本語	基本形 kihonkei
Русский	начальная форма слова načalʹnaja forma slova, лемма lemma
العربية	لِيمَّا līmmā

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"basic form." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/basic%20form. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

basic form. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/basic%20form

Chicago

"basic form." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/basic%20form.

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@misc{basic_form_2026,
  title = {basic form},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/basic%20form},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}