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Definition morpheme in American English

morpheme noun

[countable] noun
/ˈmɔrˌfim/
1

the smallest unit of meaning in a language. A morpheme can be a whole word, for example "the," or part of a word, for example "un" in "unable."

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Definition morpheme in American English