radical

/ˈɹædɪkəl/ · noun

Meaning

(historical: 19th-century Britain) A member of the most progressive wing of the Liberal Party; someone favouring social reform (but generally stopping short of socialism).
(historical: early 20th-century France) A member of an influential, centrist political party favouring moderate social reform, a republican constitution, and secular politics.
A person with radical opinions.
A root (of a number or quantity).
In logographic writing systems such as the Chinese writing system, the portion of a character (if any) that provides an indication of its meaning, as opposed to phonetic.
In Semitic languages, any one of the set of consonants (typically three) that make up a root.
Favoring fundamental change, or change at the root cause of a matter.
Pertaining to a root (of a plant).
Pertaining to the basic or intrinsic nature of something.
Thoroughgoing; far-reaching.
Of or pertaining to the root of a word.
(of a sound) Produced using the root of the tongue.

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