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morpheme
noun
the smallest meaningful unit or form in a language: it may be an affix (Ex.: un- in undo or -er in doer) or a base (Ex.: do in undo)
Related Forms:
- morphemic adjective
- morphemically adverb
See morpheme in American Heritage Dictionary 4
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