ˈgläˌsēm, ˈglȯˌ- noun
( -s )
Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary gloss- + -eme
: the smallest unit (as a word, a stem, a grammatical element, an intonation, or an order of words) that signals a meaning in a language
• glos·se·mic (ˈ) ̷ ̷|sēmik adjective