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sememe definition

☆ sem·eme (sem′ēm)

noun

Linguis. the meaning of a morpheme

Etymology: coined (1933) by Leonard Bloomfield < Gr sēma, a sign (see semantic) + -eme

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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