Monday, August 7, 2023

Word of the Day: Morpheme

Can you pronounce morpheme?
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Monday, August 7, 2023
Morpheme
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Morpheme
noun 1. A meaningful morphological unit of a language that cannot be further divided (e.g., "in," "come," "-ing," forming "incoming").

2. A morphological element considered with respect to its functional relations in a linguistic system.
EXAMPLE SENTENCES
"A morpheme can be a word or a part of a word."
"The letter 's' is a morpheme that can be added to a noun to make it plural."
"The linguistics class dedicated two weeks to learning about the types of morphemes."
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French, late 19th century
Why This Word?
The word "morpheme" is specific to the field of linguistics, but it's still a useful term for anyone to know. A morpheme is a unit of a language that cannot be broken down any further — it could be compared loosely to a syllable within a word. ...
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