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morphemically
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
Related Forms:
- morphemic mor·phe′mic adjective
- morphemically mor·phe′mi·cally adverb
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