morphemic

Variant of morpheme

morpheme definition

mor·pheme (môr′fēm′)

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)

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

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