n.
Pronunciation: ' mo ̇ r- ˌ f ē m
Function: noun
Etymology: French morphème, from Greek morph ē form
Date: 1926
: a distinctive collocation of phonemes (as the free form pin or the bound form -s of pins ) having no smaller meaningful parts
– mor · phe · mic \ mo ̇ r- ' f ē -mik \ adjective
– mor · phe · mi · cal · ly \ -mi-k( ə -)l ē \ adverb