MORPHEME


Meaning of MORPHEME in English

/ ˈmɔːfiːm; NAmE ˈmɔːrf-/ noun

( grammar ) the smallest unit of meaning that a word can be divided into :

The word 'like' contains one morpheme but 'un-like-ly' contains three.

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WORD ORIGIN

late 19th cent.: from French morphème , from Greek morphē form, on the pattern of French phonème phoneme.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.