sememe

[ sem-eem, see-meem ]

noun

, Linguistics.

1. the meaning of a morpheme.
2. a basic unit of meaning or content.

sememe

/ ˈsiːmiːm /

noun

1. the meaning of a morpheme
2. Also calledsemanteme a minimum unit of meaning in terms of which it is sometimes proposed that meaning in general might be analysed

Word History and Origins

Origin of sememe¹

< Greek sêm ( a ) sign + -eme; coined by L. Bloomfield in 1933; semanteme

Word History and Origins

Origin of sememe¹

C20 (coined in 1933 by Leonard Bloomfield (1887–1949), US linguist): from Greek sēma a sign + -eme