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tagmeme definition

☆ tag·meme (tag′mēm′)

noun

Linguis. the smallest meaningful unit of grammatical form

Etymology: coined (1933) by Leonard Bloomfield < Gr tagma, a rank, arrangement (< tassein, to arrange: see tactics) + -eme

Related Forms:

  • tagmemic tag·me′·mic (-mē′mik) adjective

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