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What does athematic mean?

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Adjective
  1. (linguistics) Of a root, not having a thematic vowel and thus attaching inflections directly to the root.
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Athematic programme could include specific mechanisms to exchange experiences and resources for assistance in that specific area.
The athematic or irregular verbs generally omit the use of a theme vowel and frequently vary their stems.
In Greek, athematic verbs are a closed class of inherited forms from the parent Indo-European language.
In athematic conjugation, the final long vowel of the verbal stem becomes short in the plural number.
Athematic roots lack a theme vowel, and attach their inflections directly to the root itself.
Ultimate PIE reconstructed verbal roots are written even without an athematic or thematic ending.

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