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Kök Root Noun Countable  /Ruːt   Part B2  Root 

Level B2 
Kind noun
Front root 
IPA  /ruːt   / noun
Back kök
Back 2

root (noun)

 /ruːt   / noun
 
 1 [countable]
the part of a plant that grows under the ground and takes in water and food from the soil
kök
 The deep roots of these trees can cause damage to buildings.
 root vegetables such as carrots and parsnips
 2 [countable]
the part of a hair or tooth that is under the skin and that fixes it to the rest of the body
 (saç, diş vb.) kök
 3 (roots)
[plural]
the place where you feel that you belong, because you grew up there, live there or your relatives once lived there
kökler
 4 [countable]
the basic cause or origin of sth
öz, kök, kaynak
 Let's try and get to the root of the problem.
 Blues has its roots in African work songs.
 look at SQUARE ROOT
 

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