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Term: unaffixed

Part of Speech: Adjective

Sense 1: Not attached or joined; not affixed.

Usage: In linguistics, the term unaffixed refers to a word that does not have any affixes, or prefixes/suffixes, attached to it.

Example sentence: The word "cat" is unaffixed, as it does not have any prefixes or suffixes added to it.

Part of Speech: Verb

Sense 1: Past tense of unaffix; to detach or remove something that was previously attached or affixed.

Usage: The mechanic unaffixed the damaged part from the engine before replacing it with a new one.

Example sentence: She unaffixed the sticky note from the bulletin board and placed it on her desk.

Part of Speech: Noun

Sense 1: A word or morpheme that does not have any affixes attached to it.

Usage: Linguists often analyze unaffixed words to study their basic structure and meaning.

Example sentence: "Book" is an unaffixed noun, without any prefixes or suffixes altering its original form.