Function: Retrieves all variations of a root word in a single search,
by using a special symbol to replace the word endings. This broadens the
search. The truncation symbol is often a question mark ? or an asterisk
*.
Keywords may have:
• different word endings but the
same root
• singular and plural word forms
• spelling variations
• variations in tense
Take care to truncate keywords appropriately e.g. flow? will
retrieve variations of the keywords flower and flow.
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