semanteme
noun
se·man·teme
sə̇ˈmanˌtēm
plural -s
: a word (as the noun dog, the verb run, the adjective new, the concrete adverb fast) or a base (as Latin can- in canis "dog", curr- in currere "to run", nov- in novus "new") that expresses a definite image or idea —distinguished from morpheme
Word History
Etymology
French sémantème, from sémant- (from sémantique semantic, semantics) + -ème -eme
First Known Use
1922, in the meaning defined above
- inverted pleat
- inverted siphon
- inverted talon
- inverted triad
- inverted-pyramid indention
- invertend
- inverter
- inverters
- invertibilities
- invertible
- invertible counterpoint
- inverting
- inverting telescope
- invertins
- invertors
- inverts
- invest
- invest (in)
- invest as
- invest in
- investable
- invested
- invested (in)
- invested as
- invested in