MORPHEME


Meaning of MORPHEME in English

[ 'mɔ:fi:m ]

■ noun Linguistics a meaningful morphological unit of a language that cannot be further divided (e.g. in , come , -ing , forming incoming ).

Derivatives

morphemic adjective

morphemically adverb

Origin

C19: from Fr. morphème , from Gk morphē 'form', on the pattern of Fr. phonème 'phoneme'.

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