Definition of Morphemes

1. Noun. (plural of morpheme) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Morphemes

1. morpheme [n] - See also: morpheme

Lexicographical Neighbors of Morphemes

morphanol
morphant
morphants
morphazinamide hydrochloride
morphe
morphea
morphea acroterica
morphea alba
morphea guttata
morphea herpetiformis
morphea linearis
morphea pigmentosa
morphean
morphed
morpheme
morphemes (current term)
morphemic
morphemically
morphemics
morpheridine
morpheus
morphew
morphews
morphia
morphias
morphic
morphic unit
morphically
morphin
morphinan

Literary usage of Morphemes

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. On Calculating the Factor of Chance in Language Comparison by Donald A. Ringe (1992)
"Comparing grammatical morphemes. Though the comparison of lexical items usually provides most of the evidence for a relationship between languages, ..."

2. Content Area Reading: A Heuristic Approach by Anthony V. Manzo, Ula Casale Manzo (1990)
"... D morphemes: Prefixes, Suffixes, and Roots I. Prefixes, five categories A. Negative Connotation Meanings Example in- insensitive im- impossible ir- not, ..."

3. Native Writings in Massachusett by Ives Goddard, Kathleen Joan Bragdon (1988)
"The morphemes that make up a word stem may have concrete or abstract meanings, ... morphemes may be derived from Independent stems, or they may be bound ..."

4. Literary Disorders: Holistic Diagnosis and Remediation by Ula C. Manzo, Anthony V. Manzo (1993)
"Some morphemes have meaning only when attached to other word parts. ... Most expert readers and language users use morphemes to make sense out of and ..."

5. From Latin to Spanish by Paul M. Lloyd (1987)
"Similarly word elements that were not originally morphemes may become separated from their original word and extended to new formations: alcohol work ..."

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