This Babylon Glossary (GLS) can help you explain the meaning of a word based on 3 basic parts :
prefix + root (stem) + suffix
e.g "Company" = "com" (together) + pan (bread) --> Generally, company refers to a group of people who live "together" and share the same loaf of "bread". In particular situations, it has particular meaning.
1 "a large group of soldiers" or
2 (business) "an organization which sells goods or services in order to make money".
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