word form(n = noun.communication) descriptor, form, signifier - the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something; "the inflected forms of a word can be represented by a stem and a list of inflections to be attached"
is a kind of word
has particulars: plural, plural form, singular, singular form, ghost word, base, radical, root, root word, stem, theme, etymon, root, citation form, entry word, main entry word, abbreviation, acronym

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