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morpheme

The definition of a morpheme is the smallest unit in a language that still has meaning.

(noun)

An example of a morpheme is -est in the word greatest.

See morpheme in Webster's New World College Dictionary

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)

Origin: Fr morphème < Gr morphē, form + Fr -ème, as in phonème, phoneme

Related Forms:

morphemic adjective
morphemically adverb

See morpheme in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A meaningful linguistic unit consisting of a word, such as man, or a word element, such as -ed in walked, that cannot be divided into smaller meaningful parts.

Origin:

Origin: French morphème

Origin: , blend of Greek morphē, form

Origin: and French phonème, phoneme; see phoneme

Related Forms:

mor·phemˈic adjective

mor·phemˈi·cal·ly adverb

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