morphemenoun [ C ]
uk/ˈmɔː.fiːm/us/ˈmɔːr.fiːm/specializedthe smallest unit of language that has its own meaning, either a word or a part of a word:
"Worker" contains two morphemes: "work" and "-er".
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Linguistics: morphology & parts of words
- -athon
- -ative
- -ee
- -ese
- compound
- disyllabic
- est
- ill
- monosyllabic
- monosyllable
- particle
- polysyllabic
- portmanteau word
- prefix
- s
- stem
- syllable
- that'd
- that'll
- that's
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