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taxeme Definition

tax·eme (tak′sēm′)

noun

any of the minimal features in grammatical construction, as word selection, word order, or modulation in stress and pitch

Etymology: coined (1933) by Leonard Bloomfield < Gr taxis, arrangement (see taxis) + -eme

taxeme Related Forms
tax·e′mic (tak sē′mik) adjective