First Known Use: 1926
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morpheme
noun mor·pheme \ˈmȯr-ˌfēm\
linguistics : a word or a part of a word that has a meaning and that contains no smaller part that has a meaning
Full Definition of MORPHEME
: a distinctive collocation of phonemes (as the free form pin or the bound form -s of pins) having no smaller meaningful parts
— mor·phe·mic \mȯr-ˈfē-mik\ adjective
— mor·phe·mi·cal·ly \-mi-k(ə-)lē\ adverb
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Origin of MORPHEME
French morphème, from Greek morphē form
Rhymes with MORPHEME
abeam, agleam, airstream, berseem, beseem, bireme, blaspheme, bloodstream, centime, coal seam, cold cream, crossbeam, daydream, downstream, dream team, drill team, egg cream, esteem, extreme, French seam, grapheme, Gulf Stream, hakim, headstream, high beam, hornbeam, I beam, ice cream, inseam, jet stream, kilim, lexeme, live steam, low beam, mainstream, midstream, millime, millstream, moonbeam, onstream, phoneme, pipe dream, redeem, regime, rhyme scheme, sealed-beam, sememe, sidestream, slipstream, sour cream, sunbeam, supreme, tag team, Tarim, third-stream, toneme, trireme, unseam, upstream, warp beam, wet dream
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