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morpheme
[ mawr-feem ]
noun
, Linguistics.
- any of the minimal grammatical units of a language, each constituting a word or meaningful part of a word, that cannot be divided into smaller independent grammatical parts, as the, write, or the -ed of waited. Compare allomorph ( def 2 ), morph ( def 1 ).
morpheme
/ ˈmɔːfiːm /
noun
- linguistics a speech element having a meaning or grammatical function that cannot be subdivided into further such elements
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Derived Forms
- morˈphemically, adverb
- morˈphemic, adjective
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Other Words From
- mor·phemic adjective
- mor·phemi·cal·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins
Origin of morpheme1
C20: from French, from Greek morphē form, coined on the model of phoneme ; see -eme
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