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Morpheme

//ˈmɔː.fiːm// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The smallest linguistic unit within a word that can carry a meaning. It may be a letter, a syllable, or otherwise.

    "Just as a regiment is ultimately made up of soldiers, so the sentence is of morphemes—they are its ultimate constituents."

  2. 2
    minimal meaningful language unit; it cannot be divided into smaller meaningful units wordnet

Etymology

From French morphème. Ultimately from Ancient Greek μορφή (morphḗ, “shape, form”). By surface analysis, morph + -eme.

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