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How many morphemes are in the word backwards?

The word "backwards" has three morphemes:

* back - This is the root morpheme, meaning "the rear part of something."

* -ward - This is a suffix meaning "in the direction of."

* -s - This is a suffix indicating plurality.

Therefore, "backwards" is made up of the root word "back," the suffix "-ward," and the pluralizing suffix "-s."

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