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Definition of Morpheme
1. Noun. Minimal meaningful language unit; it cannot be divided into smaller meaningful units.
Generic synonyms: Language Unit, Linguistic Unit
Specialized synonyms: Allomorph, Free Form, Free Morpheme, Bound Form, Bound Morpheme, Classifier, Ending, Termination
Derivative terms: Morphemic
Specialized synonyms: Allomorph, Free Form, Free Morpheme, Bound Form, Bound Morpheme, Classifier, Ending, Termination
Derivative terms: Morphemic
Definition of Morpheme
1. a linguistic unit [n -S]
Medical Definition of Morpheme
1. The smallest linguistic unit with a meaning. Origin: G. Morphe, form + -eme, from phoneme, G. Pheme,utterance (05 Mar 2000)