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Definition of morpheme - Reverso English Dictionary
Noun
linguisticsTECH. smallest linguistic unit with meaning or functionTECH.
- The word 'unhappiness' contains three morphemes.
- Linguists study morphemes to understand language structure.
- Each morpheme in a word contributes to its meaning.
Expressions with morpheme
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morpheme that cannot stand alone as a word
In English, 'un-' is a bound morpheme that modifies other words..
morpheme indicating past tense of a verb
The '-ed' in 'walked' is a past-tense morpheme.
morpheme that can stand alone as a word
The word 'book' is a free morpheme.
morpheme indicating present tense in verbs
The '-s' in 'runs' is a present-tense morpheme.
Origin of morpheme
Greek, morphē (form) + -ēma (unit)
Terms with morpheme included in their meaning
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morpheme added to the start of a word
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make a word plural by adding a morpheme
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add a morpheme to the start of a word
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morpheme serving as a foundation for affixes
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bound morpheme added to a word's stem
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one of several different forms of the same morpheme
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add a morpheme to the end of a word
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denoting a morpheme that occurs only as part of another word
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loss of meaning or content in a word or morpheme
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morpheme that can stand alone
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relating to variations in morpheme forms
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morpheme that cannot stand alone and must be attached to another form
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word or morpheme marking a complement clause
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word or morpheme that leans on the preceding word for phonetic support
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morpheme inserted inside a word to create a derivative or inflected form
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basic component of language analysis
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consisting of a single morpheme
word structure
abstract sound unit linked to a morpheme, varies by grammar
phonology
phonological process at morpheme or word boundaries
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morpheme that turns words into verbs
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morpheme that cannot stand alone as a word
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morpheme indicating past tense of a verb
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morpheme that can stand alone as a word
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morpheme indicating present tense in verbs
View all translations of morpheme
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- French:morphème, ...
- German:Morphem, ...
- Italian:morfema, ...
- Spanish:morfema, ...
- Portuguese:morfema, ...
- Chinese:语素, ...
- Japanese:形態素, ...
- Arabic:مورفيم, ...
- Hebrew:מוֹרְפֵּמָה, ...
- Russian:морфема, ...
- Ukrainian:морфема, ...
- Hindi:मॉर्फीम, ...
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